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88. Another Life Lesson #2
Wise Words on Things to Give Up–
Food for Thought: Harper Lee, on the Power of Books
Always~
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”~To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
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Checklist: 10 Ways to Make it a Super Saturday that are Good for the Soul
A quick and easy “Checklist for a Lovely Day.” And, I agree with almost all 10 on this list…
I have a little bit of an issue with “Wear Perfume.” Smelling nice is great, but I would replace that one with “Drink Coffee,” or even, “Read a Book”!
But perfume is ok, too..I suppose!! How about you…what is on your checklist titled Nice Day?
Wise Words: Be You
Books, Bedtime and Beyond: Why Family Reading Rocks
Even MORE reasons to read to a child. Reading aloud “builds a child’s WANT to read.” Think your kiddo is too old for you to read to them at bedtime? Think again. Check out the difference in a child’s interest in reading between Kindergarten and Fourth Grade! What was the key difference? Parents stopped reading to kids.
By 12th grade-only 19% of kids asked said they were interested in reading! When you consider that higher levels of college readiness are linked to reading skills, I have just one word for that statistic: Noooooooo….but what can you do about it?
One thing our family started last summer was family reading time. We picked a classic-The Wind in the Willows-and each of us would read a few pages at a time. We read it together each night and enjoyed the simplicity of the words, the comfort of the timeless message and the beauty of the illustrations. Yes, even my Minecraft lovin’ middle school boy unplugged long enough to take part! He loved doing accents and really cracked up at Toad’s antics. So get silly, have fun, and share the joy of reading at any age!! What types of family reading do you do with your kids?
This beautiful infographic was produced by usborneusa.com and Nancy Ann Wartman
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