The Reading Railroad 026

The Reading Railroad 026 The Reading Railroad 026 Issue For Parents, Caregiver's and Teachers Fun Reading Ideas & Activities for Preshool and Primary Grade Children ~ By Madeline Binder, MSEd, MS Human Services/Counseling~
Register for our once a month drawing so your child can win a new car train. (scroll down to the middle of the page) Subscribe to the Reading Railroad, a newsletter for interested parents, grandparents, caregivers, and teachers. Here you can learn inside information on how to help your pre-school and primary grade child have a cutting edge in learning to read. Wondering when to start your child reading? Visit this website and take a free Online Assessment to find out if your child is ready to read. Hundreds of downloadable books at Reading A-Z. Try out 30 FREE today. How exciting to see Your children's eyes Light up with glee When they see their train Spell out their name! Make your child the star character in his own book. Children just love to read their names in a book. I See Me Personalized Childrens gifts including books, music, name trains, clocks, kids crafts and more. Create-A-Book Get 30 free downloadable books from Reading A-Z Learn to Ride a Bike How to teach your child to ride a bike in less then two hours without getting hurt!	Hi {!firstname_fix}! Congratulations! You are in the 1% of parents who are serious about helping their child be prepared for reading. I applaud you!!! In this issue: I. How to Get Your Kids to want to Read II. My Kids First Million! (You can't miss this true story) III. Storytelling IV. Book of the Month for Kids V. What’s YOUR Story? – Tell us about it! VI. Past issues of the Reading Railroad -live on the Internet VII.Discounts, Coupons. There are tons of coupons and discounts train table plans web site for the whole family. I. How to Get Your Kids to want to Read Here's how you can make reading a part of your kids' everyday lives. . Show your kids that reading will introduce them to new people, take them to faraway places, and let them travel through time. Start a family or neigborhood book group. Sign up your kids (and yourself) for a book club. Print out these fun bookmarks! Make the connection between fact and fiction for your kids. If they loved Stellaluna, point them toward this quiz on bats. Have your kids recommend their favorite books to friends and get their friends' recommendations. Turn your kids into supersleuths. After they read a book, they can create an unbreakable, crazy code. Be sneaky! Take our kids on a "book nick." It's kind of like a picnic, only better! Remember that practice makes perfect. Help your kids practice rhyming words, drawing lines and shapes, and moving their eyes and hands from left to right. II. Storytelling Odds Bodkin is an award-winning master storyteller and author who started his career by telling his kids stories. His stories are filled high adventure to light-hearted humor, with amazing character voices, sound effects, and musical instruments. He has recorded fourteen audiocassettes for the Odds Bodkin Story Library, and has authored four children's books. Here's his advise on how to tell stories to your kids: The easiest way is to have the characters of your stories be the star. When Odds was speaking in Salt Lake City a woman asked him to create a story for her two year old son, Wyatt. She wanted the story to hold Wyatt's attention. So he told a story about a boy named Wyatt who had a magic button at the bottom of his blue stroller that allowed him to fly, while his mother chased after him trying to get him to land. The mother reported to Odss that when she told the story her son Wyatt smiled and was absolutely charmed, because he was in it. Very young children adore this. Another way is to tell stories about you -- your memories and family history. Children are endlessly fascinated to know who their parents are and what they experienced as children. With a little practice, you can move from telling stories from personal memory to adding a little fanciful detail and making up stories right off the top of your head. Start at bedtime. Tucking your child into bed, after the hustle and bustle of the day, is a time when a profound spiritual intimacy between parent and child can take place through telling stories. III. Site of the Month Free: Play Games, Have Fun, Learn Things! For 25 years Aristoplay has been committed to keeping the excitement in learning. They create games that are the best in fun and learning. You will have great family time while playing a game and at the same time stimulate learning and skill building. IV. Book of the Month for Kids Hands Are Not For Hitting Hands are for saying hello. . . .” And for playing, creating, helping, working, learning, encouraging, taking care of oneself, and so many more good things. In this gentle, encouraging book, psychologist Martine Agassi helps young children understand that they are capable of positive, loving actions. Simple words and warm, inviting full-color illustrations reinforce the underlying concepts: that violence is never okay, and kids can learn to manage their anger. V. What’s YOUR Story? – Tell us! How have the ideas in the Reading Railroad has been helpful? We would love to hear your success story and put it in the newsletter so others can benefit from your experience! VI. Past issues of the Reading Railroad Back Issues of the Reading Railroad Madeline Binder This newsletter is sent only to subscribers. To unsubscribe, go to {!remove_web}.	Working from Home Each of the links will lead you to detailed information. Site Build It! Why build JUST a Web site... when you COULD build a Web BUSINESS? Quick Tour Slide Show... This is the program I used to build my Science Fair Projects site. 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