Getting Published
All writers love to have their work published.
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Scrapbooking Your Summer
Save those summer memories! Make a summer scrapbook with your preschooler.
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Make a Book!
If you have access to a word processor and a printer, then you can help even the youngest of learners create their own books.
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Avoid Computer Writing Fatigue
When your child is writing on the computer, it is important to schedule some time for breaks. This helps keep your child’s mind sharp and body active.
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EMU Writing Project
For more resources on the teaching of writing, see the Eastern Michigan Writing Project homepage. This program, run by faculty in English Education at EMU, includes programs for parents, students, teachers and administrators.
The EMU Writing project holds a series of "Inkstains" writing camps for middle and high school in the summer. The project also offers family nights, held at your school for parents. Information for these can be found at this link.
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Early Childhood Education - Reading
The early childhood years, the time from birth through age eight, provide an opportunity for parents to help children develop skills they will use for learning throughout their lives.
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Making Your Child A Better Writer
Everyone can write. And as a parent you can do so much to help your preschooler feel like a writer.
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New Requirements Unrealistic For All Students
The state’s new core curriculum requiring four years of math and four years of science to graduate from high school came under fire at a hearing addressing Michigan’s dropout crisis.
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Read for the Gold! Host a Summer Reading Olympics
Swifter, Higher, Stronger... that's the motto of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in Beijing, China, in August.
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Get Caught Listening
Recent studies have shown that one in every five American households listen to audiobooks. Get Caught Listening is a nationwide public service campaign intended to promote the joys of audiobook listening.
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MEA's Encouraging Radio Spto
Reading is one of the most important skills your child will ever learn. Reading spark children’s imaginations and it also forms the foundation for their success in school and throughout life.
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Reading Skills Remain Basis of Success
Visualize this: lrn 2 read 2day.
When I started teaching, I never dreamed that I'd have to remind students not to use shorthand like that to write, "Learn to read today."
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American Library Association's Summer Reading Resources
Don’t let those mental muscle get flabby this summer. Pick up a book. The ALA has a slew of links for great book ideas.
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Read On
The Michigan Educator’s Association’s guide to reading.
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