“Some children might not be ready for as big a jump from letter sounds to reading words and sentences and would benefit from making it a few little hops instead of a bigger jump.” –  Jordan K., Elementary School Librarian The Creek Is Wide Have you ever taken a walk through the woods with your small children and come to […]

International Literacy Day 2013 Today, Sunday, September 8th is International Literacy Day! (Also observed by the International Reading Association on Monday, September 9th.) I was going to write, “To celebrate, I’m doing 2 things.” But as I read over UNESCO’s Literacy Day page, 9 countries picture on facebook and UNESCO’s Literacy Infographic (definitely check out the Infographic) which lists THE […]