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December 21st

What's Your Favorite Book that Demonstrates Phonological Awareness?

December 21, 2009 - 12:11pm — Carol W.

Moose on the LooseI just got through reading a new book published this year called Moose on the Loose by Kathy-jo Wargin, Illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello.  It begins with a basic question, "What would you do with a moose on the loose?  Would you chase him or race him, or stand up to face him?"  On the subsequent pages, you are asked what you would do if the moose was in your yard, your house,

December 18th

For Print Motivation, This Book is Perfect!

December 18, 2009 - 1:16pm — Carol W.

     The DoghouseIf you haven't read the book, The Doghouse by Jan Thomas, you have missed out on a very fun book about fear, misconceptions and friendship.  The pictures are colorful yet distinctive enough for a large storytime crowd.  The barnyard animals are playing with a ball that accidentally rolls into...the doghouse.  Now, who will be brave enough to get it back?  One by

December 9th

From chaos, order: is a toddler's distraction the key to early language learning?

December 9, 2009 - 4:21pm — Mary K.

The Los Angeles Times blogger Melissa Healy reports on an article in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science that poses this question: "is a toddler's lack of self-control key to early learning?"  Babies are born with their prefrontal cortex (that which enables us as adults to filter out distractions and keep on task) virtually undeveloped, and it is this lack of development that allows them to learn things quickly -- like language.  Their inability to pay attention me



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