Gita Varadarajan Meets Us at The Lamp-Post
By now, the school year has kicked off and kids have settled back into the classroom. To celebrate the new year of learning fun, we
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
At Read to Them, we strive to offer an array of books that reflect the richness and diversity of the schools we serve. For Hispanic
Who Are You, Anyway?
In the end, we get to fully know exactly one person only: ourselves. And that’s only if we work hard at it. – Mags from
How Fantasy Helps Process Real-World Heartache
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding it.” -Lloyd Alexander This is the season of vacations – be it a
Let the Kids Play
Play is the work of childhood. – Piaget One of the biggest perks of teaching preschool is you get to play – really play –
The Intimacy of Understanding
“I see you.” A simple phrase, loaded with meaning. It can be used in the literal sense: “Your image has now entered my eye through
Learning to Laugh at Yourself
From “a list of twenty supplies you need to survive middle school when you don’t have arms.” A sense of humor. I’m being very serious
Who Needs Funny Books in the Age of Cat Videos?
I taught preschool from 2003 until 2019. In that time, “screen time” went from watching Sesame Street DVDs while parents were making dinner to iPads
A Million Little Villages
“Connectedness. One thing leads to another. Often in unexpected ways.” ― Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s Recently, I had the pleasure of moving my
Earth Day and Ingenuity
When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing
Sticking with Your Story, a Journey of Persistence
“Dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourself in a way that others might not see you, simply because they’ve never seen it before.”
Persistence: Doors, Maps, and Folding Chairs
Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop pioneered the philosophy that children’s literature should serve as “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors.” Books should allow children to see
The Courage and Risk of Self-Discovery
Kids are constantly adding pieces to the rose window that will define them for the rest of their lives: likes, dislikes, hobbies, personality, and so
Swallowing Wild Beasts – a Re-Discovery of The Little Prince
[This is a personal essay by Program Specialist, Kayla Aldrich. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is not a title in Read to Them’s
Through the Lens of Quiet Courage
quiet – silent, noiseless, inaudible, low, soft, discreet, inobtrusive, soundless… courage – bravery, nerve, pluck, valor, daring, audacity, mettle, resolution, guts… At first glance, these
The Importance of Sharing
Read to Them‘s family literacy programs are grounded on a simple, ambitious premise: read a high quality chapter book at home with your family and
Less-Than-Likely Friendships
How an Imaginary Cat, a Plastic Ball and a Jazz Band Can Teach us a Little-Bit-More about the Less-Than-Likely Friendships Winnie-the-Pooh once famously told his
Vulnerability and Friendship
C.S. Lewis once said, “To love is to be vulnerable.” How can it be that friendship can provide so much warmth and joy – and
Capitalizing on the Pandemic for Positive Learning
This is a guest post by Mary Curcio, NYS Regional Coordinator. We all know children have suffered losses in student learning during the pandemic. However,
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