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Blog posts tagged with "Motivation"

Apr 10, 2013 -- From page to stage and beyond
Apr 10, 2013 -- Getting boys hooked on reading: How can digital media help?
Sep 21, 2012 -- A national celebration
Jul 30, 2012 -- Putting reading and writing skills to work
Jun 21, 2012 -- Smart school librarian shortstops summer slide
Jun 18, 2012 -- Summer reading incentive programs
Jun 8, 2012 -- Summer reading lists
May 16, 2012 -- Managing school and test stress
Mar 6, 2012 -- Magazines for younger and older kids
Mar 2, 2012 -- Reading across America
Feb 17, 2012 -- Why getting out matters
Feb 1, 2012 -- My teacher gives more homework
Dec 16, 2011 -- A book on every bed this holiday
Nov 22, 2011 -- Giving boys a love of reading
Nov 11, 2011 -- When is a box not a box?
Oct 28, 2011 -- Let's leave the fun in learning
Oct 21, 2011 -- "Hand-selling" children's books = engaged readers
Oct 14, 2011 -- Impact of teachers
Sep 30, 2011 -- The space between pictures and words
Aug 24, 2011 -- Careful watching and listening during those first few days of school
Aug 2, 2011 -- Revisiting silent reading
Jul 15, 2011 -- Harry and Henry: forever friends
Jul 5, 2011 -- Being told what to read
Jun 10, 2011 -- Is access to books enough? Nope.
May 26, 2011 -- How do you encourage summer learning?
Apr 20, 2011 -- Scan and learn? QR codes in the classroom
Feb 18, 2011 -- Flat Stanley goes to the gym
Jan 11, 2011 -- Resolutions and readers
Nov 12, 2010 -- Every week is National Young Readers Week
Nov 9, 2010 -- How to read a report card
Sep 24, 2010 -- Common sense confirmed: books + access = young readers
Sep 17, 2010 -- Got to or get to?
Jul 16, 2010 -- Gulping down books
Jun 7, 2010 -- Keep them reading this summer
May 23, 2010 -- Three ways to ruin a good book
Dec 15, 2009 -- So long, Mr. Ambassador
Oct 14, 2009 -- Accelerated Reader is not a reading program
Oct 8, 2009 -- The U.S. mail and teacher–student relationships
Sep 8, 2009 -- You can't let your failures define you
Jun 8, 2009 -- Summer Reading Bags: Wrap up
May 26, 2009 -- Series books
May 18, 2009 -- Summer reading bags: access for all
Apr 29, 2009 -- Tests and more tests
Apr 16, 2009 -- What do boys read?
Mar 26, 2009 -- What's good for ELLs is good for all
Mar 17, 2009 -- For Anna, it's all about the page count
Mar 9, 2009 -- Share a Story — Shape a Future blog tour
Feb 17, 2009 -- Where does lip gloss = reading? In Book Clubs.
Jan 6, 2009 -- The best way to sell a book
Oct 30, 2007 -- I don't care what they read, or do I?
Aug 29, 2007 -- Reading logs, reading blahs
Jul 9, 2007 -- Magazines for kids
Jul 3, 2007 -- Another disincentive: money for nothing

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