Young Readers

7 Unique Ways Words Get Their Spellings

How to Teach Your Child to Spell

How Children Learn to Spell

Book Review: An Inconvenient Alphabet

Many picture books aim to spur conversation around the quirks of English spelling, but Beth Anderson’s An Inconvenient Alphabet

4 Things Parents Need to Know About Spelling

Austin Woman: Maya Smart is Tackling Inequality One Book at a Time

Thanks to Austin Woman for featuring me on the cover and highlighting the great work of the Texas Book Festival, Austin Public

3 Children’s Books That Celebrate Grandparents

Watch What Happens When You Give Picture Books a Fresh Look

Are You Raising a Reader?

It’s hard to know where a parent’s work ends in supporting children’s academic achievement. Witness the helicopter parent

Each Kindness