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Learning To Read – Parents And Teachers Working Together

Teaching Children To Read With Partners in Learning

Parents And Teachers Working Together – It Really Is A Simple Concept!

When I was first introduced to the Partners in Learning booklets, I had no idea what I was about to embark on. Fortunately, since they did have to do with education and the content was related to early learners (aka my daughters), I figured, why not take a moment and read them?

Moments into the first of ten newsletters, I immediately knew that the authors were on to something. Their common sense approach to teaching young children how to read not only made sense, it was inspirational. As parents, it is easy to forget the struggles our children go through while trying to learn new things.

I encourage you to visit their website and download their sample booklet: Reading Experiences. It is the perfect introduction for any parent eager to help their little one learn to read. Bev and Gloria explain how children learn and retain information. They call it the ‘I Do, We Do, You Do’ cycle of learning. Along with giving parents and teachers a better understanding of how children learn, they provide tips to make reading to children enjoyable for both children and adults. Each booklet is filled with Tips for reading to children. Following the tips make the time spent teaching children to read, enjoyable for both kids and caregivers.

I began using the Partners in Learning tools with my children. My girls have already benefited from what I learned through reading the newsletters. Our “new and improved, let’s read”night-time ritual is more successful that I thought it would be!

Here are just a few things that the Partners in Learning publications have taught/shown me…

These experiences we are fortunate to share with our youth should be enjoyable (and they are)!
Never limit yourself, or your children while teaching! Although board books and early reader books are fantastic, reading a variety of material to children is just as beneficial.
It is important to pay attention to every early learner. There are cues that all caregivers need to be conscious of in order to prevent children from getting frustrated while learning. We all need to be aware of them.
Captivate children during the learning process! Partners in Learning offers multiple examples of how you can do this in the publications.

Every issue covers different topics of importance. Many parents (including myself), have not been formally educated in early childhood learning. Partners in Learning is a compilation of a full early childhood education curriculum, and real world experience, broken down in layman’s terms for parents.

What You Can Do:

1. First, visit the website and download a FREE SAMPLE of the booklet: Reading Experiences, AND the handout: Reading to Children From the Beginning. I assure you they are impressive!

2. Do what I did and try out some of the ideas!

3. Take the order form to your school or parent organization and ask them to purchase a subscription. Subscriptions purchased by a school or parent organization have the benefit of being able to then distribute the booklets and handouts to the parent population. This way, you get the resources at no cost!

The School Rate is ONLY $25.00

You Can Get the order form for yourself, or your school here!

Of course, Parents can also order a set through the website http://www.readwritewithkids.com/, or by contacting Bev or Gloria directly by emailing at [email protected].

Please take a moment and forward your email address to Partners In Learning ([email protected]) and ask to be put on their mailing list.

Early in 2013, Partners in Learning will be publishing their highly anticipated e-book!

The book will be a compilation of many of the ideas from their booklets, handouts and more. A special promotional offer will be available to subscribers and those in their email database.

Partners In Learning

Website:http://www.readwritewithkids.com

Email:[email protected]

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Learning To Read With Rusty And Rosy

Learning To Read With Rusty And Rosy?

The first time I heard about the Award-winning Rusty and Rosy Reading™ software, my first thought was… Oh great, another learning to read software program that claims to be better than all the rest. The past two years, I have spent ample amounts of money on the “next best” software programs for my children, only to be disappointed. After learning my lesson (for the 10th time), I was not about to jump into yet another educational tool that would be used one or two times.

This time around, before making another bad decision, I decided to do my research. After reading many parent testimonials and watching different demo videos, I realized that the Award-winning Rusty and Rosy Reading™ software not only had great reviews, it even kept my attention. It seemed like a great tool for learning to read.

The next test… my little girls. I had them view the demos to make sure the software would hold their attention. Fortunately, they both loved it! I just bought the software and cannot wait until my girls try it out! They are both determined to learn how to read. This software just might do the trick!

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Discount School Supplies – Teachers – Parents

It’s That Time Again… Teachers And Parents… Budget For School Supplies… Or Get Them At A Discount?

For teachers and parents, buying school supplies can be a chore and very costly. It never ceases to amaze me how much all the “little” things we need to buy for our children can add up. It’s kind of like my Target metaphor… I always enter a Target store with the intention of buying just one or two choice items that shouldn’t cost more than $20.00 tops. I always leave a Target store with just a few items more than I expected to buy… because I was getting a “great” deal… or so I thought… YET, somehow, the cashier always gives me a number including 3 digits before the decimal point… how odd…

That said, I wanted to give all you parents and teachers out there an option to save on your Back to School Shopping whether supplies for your classroom or your home Through Discount School Supplies.

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Books For Children And Social Awareness

Societal pressures affect people of all ages in one way or another. As a child, I was not only affected by the pressures of society, I succumbed to them in many ways. Dealing with bullies, having low self-esteem, and wanting desperately to fit in were things I was faced with daily. Fortunately, I was able to get past much of this but, will never forget what the pain felt like. Rather than dwell on the negatives, which don’t benefit anyone, I prefer to use what I went through to educate others and pray each day that my girls don’t ever have to be faced with the same kind of pain.

It took me almost 30 years to finally speak out about the bullying I experienced. Through this, a few things happened. First, I was interviewed by Care2 about my childhood and was featured on their activist profile page which reached mass amounts of viewers. Second, I was able to work with an amazing organization called uknow.com, who have developed a sophisticated parental intelligence software which helps us, as parents, change the way we parent since our children have changed the way they socialize. Makes sense right? The third reason is the main reason for this article. Through writing, and others reading what I have written, I was very fortunate to connect with another blogger with a fantastic website called S.O.S. Mom. Melissa (aka S.O.S Mom) recently contacted me about an amazing giveaway she is currently doing. She thought that I would be interested since the books she chose to promote are about bullying.

Hearing what Melissa had to say and learning more about the books, it only seemed obvious that we both needed to collaborate! Melissa, being one of the first bloggers I met in the blogosphere was easy for me to connect with. Reading her blog gave me a bit of insight on her… she is real. Her blog offers a ton of great giveaways as well as tips for a variety of things! My favorite giveaway though, is definitely near and dear to my heart. Her giveaway features the Howard B. Wigglebottom series books. Howard B. Wigglebottom: Learns About Bullies from the We Do Listen Foundation. The books are meant to help children with their self-esteem, how to deal with bullying and violence and much more. These are truly a “must have” for our children. Awareness about bullying has reached a new high! Educating and talking to our children about bullying promotes awareness as well as helps leave the door open for communicating about bullying. Please take a moment and check out S.O.S. Mom and participate in this giveaway!

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The Transition… A Child’s Development

Being a first time parent is tough. Sending your children to school for the first time is even harder.

The worry we feel as parents is overwhelming at times. Wanting your children to excel, hoping they have friends, feeling the need to protect them even when they are not near you. Gosh, it is a wonder we even get through the day. My daughters are now four and five. Being only 16 months apart, I did not have much time to think about things before being thrown into the pre-school mix.

Both Talia and Julia started pre-school at the ages of three and two years and nine months. One may think that is early but due to the amount of time they actually spend in pre-school when they are that young, it seemed more like a glorified daycare. Nonetheless, it was good for them as far as socialization and great for mom! You never really know what to expect until you have no choice but to deal with the unexpected… Ok, so there we were, in the first year of pre-school. Talia, with her backpack each morning, ready to hit the car seat and be on her way. We pulled to the front of the school and the lovely teachers opened her car door and greeted my little one with a warm and inviting smile. I watched as they whisked her off, through the front door. I had no choice but to drive away since the line of cars behind me were awaiting their turn. AWFUL! That is the only way to describe how I felt. Was she ok? Did she miss me? Was she crying? OH GOSH! What have I done??? Is she too young???? The emotions were grand!

The time she spent in school seemed like an eternity. A parents awful fear of the unknown. I could not wait to pick her up each day. Then came the backpack check. Humph… the first amazing art project my daughter created!!! I could not wait to see it! Hmmm… a large piece of white paper with a painted red dot. I know my girls are half Indian and all but a red dot on paper? What about the pretty rainbow I wanted to frame? Anyhow, these dots continued and got a little bigger as the year progressed. Then, she added another dot. A different color! Ok, progress. Then came more dots, some squiggly lines and even some color combinations. Getting better…. then came my first parent/teacher conference. As my husband and I sat in the little people chairs, waiting at little people desks for the “oh so scary pre-k teacher” we wondered what was going to be said. Well, the teacher sat down in front of us and showed us Talia’s work. She spoke of how lovely Talia was and how much progress she had made. Oh, boy we thought, now she is going to show us all this progress… Well, she did. She opened up a large folder which had Talia’s art work in it. She showed us how when Talia started, like all children, her concept of painting was a dot. That was a big deal. Slowly, the transition came though… the dots appeared bigger, more colors were being added, and low and behold, she was now starting to fill up the whole paper with color… it was getting bigger, better and this was all part of her growth and development. Breath… Needless to say, after a little sigh of relief, I looked at my husband and we both smiled. We knew she was a genius… all the anxiety we had, was just another parental bump in the road. The picture shown here is a bit of Talia and Julia. The end result of Talia’s picture was a beautifully painted princess with a not so beautiful red face. Even she didn’t like it. Julia’s on the other hand… well, I am not sure what it was initially, but I do know she did not leave one square inch of that piece of paper untouched with paint! Another genius, I know!