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lakshmimitter
- Jan 4
- 3 min
A Trip To The City of Giza- A Discussion That Brought Geography, History & Science Together.
History textbooks often provide the basic information about the pyramids. At the Young Readers' Club, we are rarely satisfied with basic...
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lakshmimitter
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
Creative Writing Workshops Teach Children How To Write Stories. But Is That Enough?
Writing as a skill needs practice and time to develop. Learning to observe writing approaches while reading Reading outside of school is...
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lakshmimitter
- Dec 16, 2022
- 4 min
Speaking Up In A Group- Collaboration Helps
We need both speaking and listening skills in a group discussion and in a problem solving situation. But is it right for the group to...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 30, 2022
- 6 min
Lack of Interest in Reading or Laziness?
Children who haven't had the experience of enjoying a storybook, continue to rely on videos and moments when someone tells them an...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
Peer Support Helps Build Confidence in Communication and Public Speaking Skills
Do these skills get acquired only if a child appears in short term courses, oratorical competitions and debates? Perhaps yes. But these...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 22, 2022
- 4 min
Reading Together To Write Better
The style of writing, the choice of words, the writing approach (direct or metaphorical) and the connections that the written content...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
A Second Grade Student Taught Me To Think Again...
Having read this book with several reading companions, I thought that this would be an apt book for a second grader who enjoys Math more...
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lakshmimitter
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
A Book That Created Ripples In Our Book Club
Harvey Comes Home written by Colleen Nelson and illustrated by Tara Anderson was chosen by the young readers. At first, we enjoyed...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Can Creative Writing Alone Help Teens With A Variety of Writing Requirements?
Real world writing applications are not restricted to imaginary/creative writing but have a lot more to do with written communication as...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 19, 2022
- 5 min
Content Area Learning Becomes The Core Form of Learning In Middle Grade
Here is how reading for pleasure, outside of school helps children to be better equipped for higher classes. There are homes in which...
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lakshmimitter
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
Making Book Recommendations Is Retelling
Here is why "retelling" is a critical component of enhancing your child's reading comprehension abilities. Recommending a book that they...
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lakshmimitter
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
"The Unteachables"A Book That Must Not Be Missed!
A Book That Made Me Laugh, Sit At the Edge of My Chair & Sometimes Even Brought Tears To My Eyes. I must admit that before this book I...
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lakshmimitter
- Jun 22, 2022
- 4 min
Reading Extensively Helps Build Vocabulary- Truth or Myth?
Why not learn one new word everyday or just learn a list of words every week? Does your child have to read extensively to have a good...
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lakshmimitter
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
A Book That Shows That Failing Can Eventually Lead To Progress
That is true if one doesn't give up, one tries different approaches and perseveres. Science is about experimenting with different...
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lakshmimitter
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Around The World In 30 Minutes
Sounds impossible? Not exactly. With an amazing book such as this one, the readers at the young readers' club managed to travel to four...
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lakshmimitter
- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
The Direct Connection Between Reading Outside of School and Understanding Textbooks
As schools reopen, reading outside of school takes a backseat. In the process all the benefits reaped from regular reading gradually...
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lakshmimitter
- May 26, 2022
- 4 min
When Reading A Book Takes You On A Memorable Journey
I have always associated reading with unwinding on my favorite chair with a steaming hot cup of coffee within arm's reach. This book kept...
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lakshmimitter
- May 18, 2022
- 4 min
The Connection Between Vocabulary and The Willingness to Read
While it may sound obvious that knowing many words help with better comprehension, the fact that it has direct correlation with the...
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lakshmimitter
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
Enable young readers to take ownership of their reading journeys
The lessons that my young reading companions taught me. I once recommended Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger to a few young readers....
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