by Babs Hadjusiewicz
July 18, 2009
Long ago, I found that serving desserts to kids works every time. Even when those desserts are of the word and poem and story and book ilk. Those desserts quickly move kids into an “I wanna read!” mode.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
July 13, 2009
Why I tell kids about my work as a stripper to teach a bit of phonics and a prefix...and to share all my ins and outs of writing.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
July 08, 2009
She did it. She did it, I think, because I’d asked. And I think she did it because she recognized that she had, in fact, been doing something really important for her child now and for his future.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
July 07, 2009
What kind of shy is it when a child acts on a stated expectation of the parent or caregiver? If one throws out the label, shy, does it then become a habit for the adult...and child? Ah! Awareness...and a tip to build child's self-confidence!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
July 03, 2009
Learning to hear word parts, separate those parts, and then put them back together is an all-important reading-readiness skill. Yep, it’s one of the skills that helps children make sense of phonics in order to learn to read.
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
July 01, 2009
When your child decides it's time to slouch, just stand tall and Someone will follow suit. Here's how to make that happen!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 29, 2009
Here's what to do when your child seems to utter the F word in mixed company!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 19, 2009
WOW! It's time to stop and recognize YOU for all that you do for your child!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 18, 2009
WOW! Here are ways to think about recycling of all sorts of things!
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by Babs Hadjusiewicz
June 17, 2009
WOW! Here are literacy tips that not only help you and your child square up those shoulders; they also help out when behaviors are in need of a little fine-tuning.
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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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