Early Start for Reading
Read and listen to WNYC’s report on a new literacy curriculum being piloted in New York City shows signs of promise in closing the gap in reading scores between low-income and middle class students.
Read All About It: National Book Festival
For those in the D.C. area, check this out from Express Night Out: “Bibiophiles should head down to the National Mall on Saturday for the ninth annual National Book Festival, which is bringing dozens of notable authors to D.C.”
Classic children’s books we’d like to see receive the Hollywood treatment
Entertainment Weekly’s Shelf Life blog features four children’s books they’d like to see get made into a movie, complete with casting suggestions and sample dialogue.
Initiative Focuses on Early Learning Programs
A legislative effort already passed by the House proposes funding to establish the Early Learning Challenge Fund, channeling $8 billion to states with plans to improve standards, training and oversight of programs serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Text message speak ‘not harmful to children’s spelling’, says research
The Telegraph reports on new research that suggests using text message language (like OMG, lol and 2mro) does not harm children’s spelling abilities and may even be a good sign.
A long overdue ode to Robert Munsch
Last weekend, Canadian author Robert Munsch, best known for his book Love You Forever, was inducted into Canada’s 2009 Walk of Fame.
Transparent New Home for Poetry
Today, Poets House, a national poetry library and literary center, opens its spacious new home in Battery Park City, New York.