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Growing Readers
Written especially for parents, Growing Readers (formerly Ed Extras) provides monthly tips for raising strong readers and writers. Schools and PTAs can add these preformatted briefs to their parent newsletters. Growing Readers is also a great resource for libraries and community literacy organizations. The one- or two-page articles are available as a PDF in both English and Spanish.
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Science vs. Science Fiction
In English
In Spanish
We've archived all of our past Growing Readers articles by topic:
Children's books
The Importance of Reading Widely
In English
In Spanish
Nursery Rhymes: Not Just for Babies!
In English
In Spanish
Finding and Sharing Great Kids' Books
In English
In Spanish
Early literacy development
Good Night, Sleep Tight: Preschoolers and Sleep
In English
In Spanish
How to Read With a Squiggly Baby (or Toddler!)
In English
In Spanish
Does My Preschooler Have Delayed Development?
In English
In Spanish
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Math and Literacy for Preschoolers
In English
In Spanish
Building Your Child's Vocabulary
In English
In Spanish
Handwriting: What's Normal, What's Not
In English
In Spanish
Healthy Hearing
In English
In Spanish
Beginning Readers: Look! I Can Read This!
In English
In Spanish
Emergent Readers: Look! That's My Letter!
In English
In Spanish
Families and schools
How to Read a Report Card
In English
In Spanish
Homework Tips for Parents
In English
In Spanish
No More Morning Madness!
In English
In Spanish
When to Call Your Child's Teacher
In English
In Spanish
Choosing a Preschool
In English
In Spanish
Listen and Look at Back-to-School Night
In English
In Spanish
Preparing Your Child for Testing
In English
In Spanish
The Parent-Teacher Conference (Pre-K)
In English
In Spanish
The Parent-Teacher Conference
In English
In Spanish
Literacy activities for the family
Mission Critical: Reading Together to Build Critical Thinking Skills
In English
In Spanish
Beat the Heat with Your Weather Page
In English
In Spanish
Book Swap for Kids
In English
In Spanish
Environmental Print
In English
In Spanish
Poems at Home
In English
In Spanish
Use a PEER When You Read Aloud
In English
In Spanish
Picture This! Using Mental Imagery While Reading
In English
In Spanish
Playing with Word Sounds: Stretch and Shorten
In English
In Spanish
The Night Before the Museum
In English
In Spanish
Grocery Store Literacy for Preschoolers
In English
In Spanish
Grocery Store Literacy
In English
In Spanish
Developing Writing and Spelling at Home
In English
In Spanish
Reading for Meaning with Your Child
In English
In Spanish
A Fresh Look at Your Home Library
In English
In Spanish
Playing with Words
In English
In Spanish
Creating a Home Library
In English
In Spanish
The Role of Fathers in Their Child's Literacy Development: Pre-K
In English
In Spanish
The Role of Fathers in Their Child's Literacy Development: K-3
In English
In Spanish
Developing Writing and Spelling at Home: Pre-K
In English
In Spanish
Making Reading Relevant: Read, Learn, and Do! (K-3)
In English
In Spanish
Making Reading Relevant: Read, Learn, and Do! (Pre-K)
In English
In Spanish
Talking Counts!
In English
In Spanish
Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension
In English
In Spanish
Writing and Spelling Ideas to Use with Kids
In English
In Spanish
School readiness
Social Skills in Preschool
In English
In Spanish
Back-to-School, for Parents!
In English
In Spanish
Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
In English
In Spanish
Easing Into Preschool
In English
In Spanish
Easing Back Into School
In English
In Spanish
Ready to Read
In English
In Spanish
Seasonal topics
Start the New Year Off Right: Resolve to Raise a Reader!
In English
In Spanish
Creating Learning Traditions
In English
In Spanish
Learning That's Hands-On Holiday Fun (Pre-K)
In English
In Spanish
New Year's Resolution: Help Your Kids Do Great in School
In English
In Spanish
Summer reading
Summer Learning, Side-by-Side
In English
In Spanish
Use Summer Fun to Build Background Knowledge
In English
In Spanish
Take a Break, but Bring a Book!
In English
In Spanish
Struggling readers and learning disabilities
Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision
In English
In Spanish
Successful Transition to Kindergarten for Learners Who May Be at Risk for Learning Disabilities
In English
In Spanish
Recognizing Reading Problems
In English
In Spanish
Common Signs of Dyslexia
In English
In Spanish
Science and math activities (STEM)
Science vs. Science Fiction
In English
In Spanish
Think Like an Inventor
In English
In Spanish
Developing Research and Information Literacy
In English
In Spanish
The Vocabulary of Science
In English
In Spanish
How to Read Nonfiction Text
In English
In Spanish
Share What You Discover! Publishing Your Work
In English
In Spanish
Creating Bar Graphs
In English
In Spanish
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
In English
In Spanish
Cause and Effect
In English
In Spanish
Teaching Sequence
In English
In Spanish
Patterns and Categorizing
In English
In Spanish
Recording Observations: Capturing and Sharing Images
In English
In Spanish
Recording Observations: Journals and Field Notes
In English
In Spanish
Measure Up!
In English
In Spanish
Making Predictions
In English
In Spanish
STEM Tools at Home
In English
In Spanish
Steps in the Scientific Process
In English
In Spanish
Outdoor Explorations
In English
In Spanish
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