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One of the most common misconceptions I encounter One of the most common misconceptions I encounter is that reading development is simply about decoding. A child who can read words is not automatically ready to read books. Your child still needs plenty of picture books, wordless books, reading aloud, re-reading favourite books and maybe, a few early readers before transitioning to chapter books. Yes, seizing the period your child enters pre-reading is absolutely necessary. But faster is not always better. Have you ever felt pressured to move a child to "harder" books before they were ready? Tell me in the comments. #ammatoday
Did we do all of this everyday? Absolutely not. T Did we do all of this everyday? Absolutely not. There have been seasons of travel, moving homes, upheavals, transitions and just seasons that life got busy where everything went out the window. The last slide held us during those seasons. Also did you notice how none of these are about the books or titles themselves but about rhythms, attitudes, rituals and beliefs about books? What does luck look like in your journey of raising readers?💜 #ammatoday
#ammatoday_shelfawareness Okay, let me just say #ammatoday_shelfawareness Okay, let me just say I have a complicated relationship with the books on this list. Many of them shaped my childhood. Some made me a reader. Some made me curious. Some made me dream. And yet, revisiting them as an adult, parent, and educator,...has been an experience.😬 I am not asking you to discard these books or hate them. I don't. They were written at a different time, for a different society and these discussions can actually be fascinating and illuminating for elementary children. I am simply asking you to use a critical lens while reading books to measure them against philosophies and principles that guide you Tell us- What's a book you adored as a child but would teach differently today? #ammatoday
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