Why read graphic novels?
Last month I was lucky enough to review a copy of Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. After I read it I remembered how wonderful comics are and how…
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Inspire your child to keep on reading
Many parents may at some stage find that your child is no longer engaged in reading. This can happen at any age and sometimes for no noticeable reason here are…
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Storytelling and learning how to read.
“The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds.” – Dalai Lama What is storytelling? Storytelling is the act…
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Why do we need poetry?
This week, on Tuesday 21st March, the world celebrated World Poetry Day! Poetry reaffirms our common humanity by revealing to us that individuals, everywhere in the world, share the same…
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Those things called sight words…
Perhaps you have been given a long list of sight words by your child’s teacher with simple instructions as to help your child to learn them. Firstly, don’t try to…
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