Author Archives: Jeri
Bringing Reading Into Children’s Lives – 25 Fun Summer Reading Activities
A chapter of Fable Haven shared by flashlight in a dark tent can make a great memory for all ages. Listening to a great audio book together on the way up the mountain helps the miles zip by, especially if an …
Thoughts on Mother’s Day 2011
Even though Mother’s Day was Sunday, May 8th, I wanted to take an extended look at mother’s love and the gift of time. They’re lined up in a row on old Boston cobblestones in the Public Garden: Mrs. Mallard and her …
Reading Activities: Harvard Professors and a Bedtime Story
What is it about reading a simple children’s bedtime story that can bring a Harvard professor immediately “down-to-earth” and cause us to feel he’s more real, more like one of us than an aloof intellectual? I suspect we easily share …
Reading Activities: Heard of an Altered Book?
I am not very “artsy”. Craft projects are seldom even started any more, because chances they’ll get finished are too slim. Besides, it’s uncomfortable to look at most things I do finish. They stand as stark evidence of inadequate skills …
Connecticut Governor and His Dyslexia Struggles
Though teachers called him mentally retarded and others called him dummy, Daniel P. Malloy is now called governor of Connecticut. Malloy is up front with others about his struggles, how they still bring embarrassment and pain. Reading and writing anything well is …
Reading Activities: Madeline and author Ludwig Bemelmans
What are the circumstances that lead to a fictional character’s conception and life that endear her to millions of fans through generations? Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the children’s books Madeline, was born April 27th, 1898 in Austria and came to the …
Summer Leisure for Children: Reading and Play
Cherished memories of wonderful summer days in my early childhood all revolve around plenty of leisure time and freedom to play. Play involved imagining and creating for hours on end, often winding the same thread of thought through days, weeks, …
Dr Seuss Quote on Reading
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” - Dr. Seuss
Homeschool Conventions and Teaching Reading
It’s the time of year when a good many homeschool organizations and groups have their conventions, conferences, and resource fairs. Seeing the blogs and notices about them, I am reminded of the beauty of living in a country where we are …
The Irony of Dyslexia
Parents, educators and researchers who have concern for struggling readers often point to some amazing abilities common to both children and adults who may have been diagnosed with the neurological “disability” of dyslexia. Those abilities include labels such as: gifted, inventive, creative, …
