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Saying No to Say Yes

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Ever noticed how life is a truly a balance?  In order to do some things well, you just have to say “no” to other things.  My friend Lara posted about this recently and it’s so true.  I’m truly grateful that I have the Lord to show me the areas in which I need to say “no” so I can say…
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Picture Word Wall

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One of the things I like about Word Walls is that they can be adapted for the age of your child or the subject you’re studying.  I’ve seen preschool classes with Word Walls and high school classes with them, too.  Pretty cool. All the words from the “old” Word Wall have been moved into the schoolroom, but I decided to…
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Struggling Reader Giveaway

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This giveaway is happening quite on accident! 🙂  If you’ve been following along, you know the story.  To make a long story short, I am now the proud owner of two copies of What Really Matters for Struggling Readers by Richard Allington all because of my pregnant and forgetful brain.  Instead of keeping both, I’ve decided to share one copy–the…
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Struggling Readers Need Exposure to Different Kinds of Text

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We made it!  This is the last of my Struggling Reader series.  If you’re new to This Reading Mama, you can click HERE or on the image above to see all nine posts from this series. *This post contains affiliate links.  Please read my disclosure policy for more information. Today I’d like to focus on how struggling readers need to be…
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Saturday's Sites

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Here are some sites I discovered this week while surfing around… I discovered a UK website from The Book Chook that I’d never heard of before.  It’s called CBeebies.  One thing I noticed while looking at the read aloud stories is that the language may need to be explained first to a child in the states.  For example, it reads, “Once…
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