As you can tell by this blog, I love to read. Not everyone is fortunate to have the ability to read come to them naturally. For kids who cannot get the connection that allows them to read, it is a struggle with everything they want to do. It is amazing how hard things become when [...]
Oprah grabbed an interview with Cormac McCarthy. McCarthy is a recluse who feels he should be writing and not be talking about writing. It sounds like, from reading at CNN online, that he is an unusual person. He doesn’t talk like someone who is proud that millions of people read his books. His book “The [...]
At Amazon.com I came across this book about Barbaro, the horse who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby. From the Publisher Barbaro, the charismatic 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, thrilled racing fans everywhere with his brilliant victories. But he won hearts around the world with his gallant fight for life after a shattering breakdown in the Preakness [...]
To continue my study of the Dick & Jane books, I would be remiss if I didn’t speak about the beautiful illustrations in the books. Since the pictures were what enabled young minds to put the words with the picture and make a connection, it was the illustrations that often were what turned the light [...]
I have always loved to read. While in a quilt store over the weekend I saw a teacher’s guide book for Dick and Jane. I had completely forgotten about those books. The teacher in our reading group would hold up this big 18 inch x 24 inch book and ask each of us to read. [...]
