Of course learning to read is no piece of cake. A lot of things have to happen to a child before they can manage  the ability to ready— evident things like knowing their letters, recognizing that letters make sounds, picking up on directional patterns, and etc—but there are other things —little things, mostly easy things — that need to happen to help ease the learning to read process.

I will pick up here later—-you know next time, same space. Later

I’ll pick up here—- next time, same space. Later

I’ve been thinking about how best to organize this “writing/reading niche.” You know — things I would like to say—or get out into the open about reading and writing. So, being the organized person, that I am (that’s a joke—lol) I thought maybe we could outline a few niche ideas.

But anyways, I want this website to be for parents, children, teachers, and writers. I know, I know—you say “how can we do all that.” (Notice I said “WE.”) Here’s what I was thinking we could incorporate into this blog. See what you think——

1. Encouraging children to want to read (why is it important; what can we do; where/when does reading start; how to foster reading; what’s the writers part in all of this?)

2. Providing connection to reading and fun (fun reading and events/activities that parents, teachers, and children can do together to connect the reading experience with a child’s life experience)

3. Providing an outlet for writers’ discussion (to discuss what goals they have for their writing and how to go about that; what goes into writing that’s read, etc. This one is open discussion. I just want to hear what we all think.)

What d’ya say??

Don’t forget to bookmark this site because I’ll pick up here Monday—- sometime, same space.

Like so many other blogs—I do have a purpose. I like to write and I like to read and I think it is a shame that some children have so much trouble doing either of these. Sooooo-this next few weeks I thought I would kind of give you an idea of why I write—and read. And I thought that maybe every couple of months we could introduce new topics that might change the direction of our discussions. Well — these are just ideas for starters. I am a writer that writes to promote reading.

I will be back on Wednesday to pick up where we left off—-you know — sometime, same space. Don’t forget to bookmark this site. We will be having some fun discussions!

Ahoy, and well met! This is just a test of some of the new images we will be using on this site. When you see this image, the post is from me! Sherion has her own picture which will be debuted here soon!