by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 16, 2009
WOW! Here's how to immerse your child's ears to listen and tongue to speak a sound of language...in preparation for inviting the eyes to read and hands to write the letter(s) that correspond to that sound.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 15, 2009
WOW! Look what you and your child are viewing all around you! Let's put to use some environmental print to help build your child's thinking skills and your home library!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 12, 2009
Here's a Babs Tip for an easy way to have a powerfully-productive conversation with your child of any age...and practice awareness of peaceful words!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 11, 2009
THINKing aloud gives your child one more tool to call upon when writing!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 10, 2009
WOW! Here's how to have parent-child conversations that focus on language sounds! Such sound awareness prepares your child for success in reading and writing!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 09, 2009
Playing the Sentence Sense Game™ give you yet another way to help your child (of any age) get ready-ready-really-ready for those reading comprehension tests! And this game also helps your young child toward becoming a good writer!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 08, 2009
WOW! Let's have fun! Here's a tip to help you make the most of any and every opportunity to have fun with your child and language.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 05, 2009
WOW! Lotsa ways to get more out of every read-aloud!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 04, 2009
It's a hog's life, it is! THINKing and TALKing with your child about all sorts of things, all prompted by a short poem that'll activate the THINKing caps of kids of all ages.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 03, 2009
Here's another reason why your child keeps asking to hear you read that same ol' book!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 02, 2009
WOW! Conversing with your child by TALKing words that name or show action...and more.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 02, 2009
WOW! The power of a book! Tell your child a story of a book you read as a child. Tell why that book made an impression on you. Ask your child to name a favorite book and tell why it's so special. What a powerfully fun parent-child conversation!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 29, 2009
WOW! Take your child where writers go...living life and then TALKing to WRITE aloud from those very life experiences!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 28, 2009
WOW! THINK and TALK about each of the many roles you and your child are playing as you experience life...and additional roles each of you might fill one day in the future.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 27, 2009
Give your child a boost toward reading and writing success: Share an alliterative poem to immerse those ears and tongue in a sound of language before eyes are expected to read and hands are expected to write the letter(s) that represents that sound.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 26, 2009
Ask your child of any age: "When you grow up, who will you be?"
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 25, 2009
Learning to read and write can be a whole lot easier. Help your child "work out" those ears and tongue with alliterative rhymes!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 22, 2009
Sing about the colors of a rainbow while making connections across the country.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 21, 2009
THINK of a story that happened to you. Then tell your child that story right out of your own life experience. Your child is listening!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 20, 2009
What does it mean at read-aloud time when she just makes up words for the story?
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 19, 2009
WOW! TALK a favorite book's language to manage behavior!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 18, 2009
How do I read aloud when we don't have the book in hand?
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 15, 2009
"Is it really important that I read aloud to her every day?"
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
May 14, 2009
So let's TALK Comprehension™ today! Let's build your child's language and knowledge!
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