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The Secret to Raising a Reader

By Melissa Taylor On June 14, 2012 Comments ()

Here's a secret to motivate your kids to read. 

It's really easy. Are you ready?

Be a reader.

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Meet the 2012 Mom Congress Colorado Delegate

On June 13, 2012 Comments ()

When this mom-of-three took over as PTO president, she reinvigorated her group and increased membership. Find out about her favorite teacher when she was still in school, her most challenging time as a mother and more!

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10 Ways to Get Kids Reading Over the Summer

By Melissa Taylor On June 12, 2012 Comments ()

Motivate your reluctant readers without forcing them to read this summer. Try one or all of these ideas. 

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The Good Enough Mom

By Emily Rempe On June 11, 2012 Comments ()

You're a good enough mom. When's the last time you've heard this? When's the last time you've thought it yourself? 

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Should Your School Be Implementing Flipped Classrooms?

By Melissa Taylor On June 7, 2012 Comments ()

Flipped classrooms. Have you heard of them? They're not just about Khan Academy videos or doing homework during school and learning after school, they're more than that. 

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Meet the 2012 Mom Congress California Delegate

On June 6, 2012 Comments ()

This scientifically-minded mom brought Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) to her community through robotics clubs and tournaments. Find out about her favorite secret indulgence, her family's morning ritual and more!

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Will Vouchers Ruin Our Lives?

By Melissa Taylor On June 5, 2012 Comments ()

The state of Louisiana plans to use state-wide vouchers for students and it's stirring up heated debates. Basically, vouchers give families money to use at private schools.

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How Do Teachers Spend Their Summer?

By Lyssa Sahadevan On June 4, 2012 Comments ()

Does your child’s teacher have big plans for the “long” summer vacation? Are there summer jobs for teachers? Will he or she be traveling the globe? Writing her memoirs? Lounging by the pool while on a vacation? Reading the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy? Maybe…

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Do eBooks Count As Real Reading?

By Melissa Taylor On May 31, 2012 Comments ()

Last week a parent asked me if comic books counted as real reading. Of course they do!  Parents ask me the same thing about digital books. Do they count as real books? The answer is also yes. Digital books count.

Yesterday, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop released a Print Book vs. E-Book Report concluding that: “Both the print and basic e-book elicited similar levels of content-related actions (e.g., labeling, pointing, and verbal elaboration of story features) from the children and parents.”

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Mississippi Schools Barred from Handcuffing Students

By Elina Bolokhova On May 31, 2012 Comments ()

How would you discipline a child? Likely the last thing that comes to mind is shackling them to a pole or a rail. Shockingly, that is how an alternative school in Mississippi's second-largest school district had been dealing with problematic students.

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