Shasta Reading Council

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An amazing seminar that focuses on dyslexia is coming to Redding May 10th!
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/wired-for-reading-tickets-11247259857

Wired For Reading CAN YOU READ THIS? IMAGINE IF YOU COULDN’T 20% OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS NATIONWIDE HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS LEARNING HOW TO READ REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS Join reading expert Laura Rogan, M.A., M.Ed to learn the facts about why your student/child may struggle with reading, writing…

Had a delightful time reading and discussing the 2012 CYRM nominees yesterday. This one was definitely one of our favorites! http://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Book-Elephant-Piggie/dp/1423133080/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364527711&sr=8-1&keywords=we+are+in+a+book

See all of the nominees here. http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees.htmWhich one is your favorite?

We Are in a Book! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In We Are in a Book! Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends?Using vocabulary perfect for beginning readers (and vetted by an early-learnin...

Which favorite book has your child discovered?
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Join us for our first Reading Council Meeting of the year - Thursday, September 6, 2012, 3:30pm in the Foundation room at the Redding Library. Looking forward to discussing upcoming events for this year.

Lovely evening giving away nearly $1,000 in awards to Shasta County young writers. "A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream." - Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962), French philosopher and poet. Thank you students for picking up the pen and allowing yourself to dream. Thank you teachers, family, and friends for encouraging your students in these endeavors.

Reading Council Meeting Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 4pm at Cathy's off of Bechelli Ln. Call 276-4408 for directions.

Charles Fay is coming to Redding. Love & Logic is amazing!
http://loveandlogic.com/ecom/p-570-redding-california-february-4-2012.aspx

A Day of Love and Logic with Dr. Charles Fay in Redding California - February 4 2012 Success with Strong-Willed, Stubborn, or Downright Defiant Kids

Reading Council Meeting today! Monday, January 9th 4:30pm at Cathy's house off of Bechelli Ln. in Redding, please call 276-4408 for directions. We will be discussing the upcoming Young Writer's Festival and CYRM (California Young Reader Medal) books.

Next Reading Council Meeting Monday, January 9th 4:30pm at Cathy's house off of Bechelli Ln. in Redding, please call 276-4408 for directions.