Most people don’t know that Congress addressed Abraham Lincoln as “Yo, G Reader.” It’s a little known fact buried in the archives. Of course it’s no secret that Abraham Lincoln was schooled at home and read books by candlelight. When he borrowed a book, he was very diligent about returning it, sometimes walking several…
I just picked up an amazingly cool book from the library this weekend; ”Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever” by literacy expert and children’s author Mem Fox. Here’s an excerpt from Chapter Two that struck a chord with me: “Because words are essential in building the thought connections in…