If you love me, read me a story
I spent over thirty years teaching children to read, and as much as schools may have changed in that time, … Continue reading If you love me, read me a story
Tag: reading
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 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
A storied life, indeed
“We read to know we’re not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone. … Continue reading A storied life, indeed
The Year of Pleasures, a little too sweet
“There is love in holding,” he’d said. “And there is love in letting go.” The story follows a widow’s first … Continue reading The Year of Pleasures, a little too sweet
One tough mother
“You’ll know who you are when you start losing things.” “It took a bit of ill-humor to make yourself up … Continue reading One tough mother
One down, two to go
Whew! Just finished this giant of a book this morning on the elliptical. It’s the first in the Century Trilogy … Continue reading One down, two to go
What I’m reading this week
Had to stop in the middle of Follett in order to read this for book club. I’ll be back to Follett … Continue reading What I’m reading this week
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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