Literacy Skills, Early Language, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | July 24 , 2023

Why & How to Talk to Your Baby: ‘Language Nutrition’ Feeds the Brain

Talking to babies is so vital to their brain development that it’s often called language nutrition. And some ways of talking

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Literacy Skills, Early Language, Letters & Sounds, Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing, Print Awareness, Parent-School Partnership, Books for Adults . By Fernando Bautista | August 02 , 2023

Happy Book Birthday to Me! My Parenting Book for Raising Readers Turns 1

Author Maya Smart reflects after year one of her parenting book for raising readers, Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action

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Literacy Skills, Early Language, Community, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | June 26 , 2023

We Should All Be Readers: How and Why Parents Should Teach Reading

To attain the consciousness, solidarity, and equity our society so desperately needs, we must be informed and deliberate in

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Literacy Skills, Early Language, Letters & Sounds, Spelling, Vocabulary, Print Awareness . By Andrea Hunt | January 23 , 2023

Music To Their Ears: Why Poetry And Rhyming Books Are Awesome For Kids

Little kids love rhymes. But do poetry for kids and rhyming books help engage young readers and develop literacy? You bet. Find

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Maya's Favorites, Literacy Skills, Early Language, Letters & Sounds, Spelling, Vocabulary, Family Activities, Literacy Activities . By Andrea Hunt | August 22 , 2022

Super Fun, Simple, Free Word Games to Play with Small Kids

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Literacy Skills, Early Language, Vocabulary, Family Activities, Literacy Activities . By Contributor | August 15 , 2022

6 Science-Based Tips for Teaching Your Kids Vocabulary … the Fun Way

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Literacy Skills, Early Language, Letters & Sounds, Family Activities, Parent-School Partnership . By Maya Smart | April 10 , 2023

This Mom of a Struggling Reader Created an Educational Board Game to Teach Kids Reading

When one mom’s son struggled to read, she did everything she could to help. Now, she’s created an educational reading board

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Early Language, Community, Library & Literacy Advocacy . By Maya Smart | July 13 , 2022

Maya Smart Speaks on Literacy and Hope to United Way Women in Milwaukee

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Kids Books, Literacy Skills, Early Language . By Chrysta Naron | December 05 , 2022

12 Wonderful Wordless Picture Books to Read Your Child (& Why You Should)

Discover the benefits of wordless picture books and a dozen fabulous titles by diverse authors to get you

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Literacy Skills, Early Language, Family Activities . By Kevin Baldeosingh | May 16 , 2022

4 Great Reasons Dads Should Read Books to their Kids (Too)

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