Tag: literacy
Mid-week Wisdom
Book Report: Just who are the demons?
“Live long enough, and all things you ever loved can turn around to scorch you blind. The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between.”
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Mid-week Wisdom
Book Report: Must run in the family
“Laws about females never make a lick of sense because they’re made and run by men and meant to keep us in bondage.” Continue reading Book Report: Must run in the family
Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice
This column first appeared in The Nevada Appeal, February 19, 2003 while I was still working as a literacy specialist … Continue reading Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice
Reading is antidote to toxic stress of childhood poverty
Low income children suffer stresses that would buckle our knees and yet we expect them to learn and grow and … Continue reading Reading is antidote to toxic stress of childhood poverty
Summer reading is the key to success
Summer reading has long-lasting impact on kids
Kids and books are a hard-to-beat combination when it comes to closing the achievement gap. Click to read today’s Nevada Appeal … Continue reading Summer reading has long-lasting impact on kids
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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