My 2016: changing my life one day at a time

My Goals for 2016

For my first post of the year, I thought it would be fitting to do a goal post. I have always loosely set goals in the past. As a result, I often didn’t feel like I accomplished much during the year.  This year I wanted to hold myself more accountable by displaying all my goals  for …

alliteration books for young children

Alliteration Books to Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills

Have you been following along in my reading series?  As mentioned in a previous post, Great Rhyming Books, the first phonological skill developed is the enjoyment of rhyme and alliteration (developing around the age of 4). You can access the phonological development chart at Reading Rockets. Phonological skills are one of the building blocks to successful literacy. …

How to Raise a Reader

With my background in speech-language pathology and library science, I have a special interest in reading and how reading aloud is crucial to promoting reading and language skills of an early learner. You can read more about my interests and background here: About Me. When both of my children were under 5 years old, I had the advantage of …