I LOVE to read. Growing up, I hid a book in my desk at school in case the lesson was boring. If there was a social gathering, I would find a quiet place to hide and read. If we were driving home late at night, I would read snippets of my book by lamp post (which, let me tell you, is pretty ...
Starting to Read
Dialogic Reading Cheat Sheet
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Everyone knows that reading picture books to children is good, but what you might not know is that NOT "reading" books might be even better. Don't worry...I’m not suggesting that you part with your child’s personal library quite yet. However, rather than simply reading the words on the page to your ...
Rhyming Wheels
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I was inspired to make these rhyming wheels by a book from the 1970's called Teaching the Young Child by Susan Rounds. Her idea involved two paper plates and no flaps or pictures, but she didn't have the photo editing software that made making these easy. Basically, the way these work is that ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 