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There's a new post on our blog about summer slide, now that we are at the end of summer!

Stopping Summer Slide | My Reading Team We’ve spent time in this blog as well as on our MindPlay blog (www.MindPlay.com/blog) discussing summer slide. As a quick recap, the term refers to the

New post on the MyReadingTeam blog about iPads and education. Check it out!
http://myreadingteam.com/to-ipad-or-not-to-ipad/

To iPad or Not to iPad? | My Reading Team While two of MindPlay’s products, our assessment piece, RAPS 360, and our fluency program, FLRT, are fully iPad compatible and all of MVRC will work on the iPad

Do you think great teachers have an innate gift or have received effective training? The Atlantic reports on some of the recent thinking on this topic.

Are Great Teachers Born or Made? A thoughtful new book argues that teaching is a craft anyone can learn. But there's a big difference between competence and excellence.

Check out the new post on our blog. Are you ready for back to school??

Back to School, or It’s August Already?? | My Reading Team The sales have started! Retailers all across the country are loaded with school supplies for kids from preschool to college. New notebooks (both the

If you are stuck trying to finding the next book for your child to read, check out the New York Public Library's list of 100 Great Children's Books.

100 Great Children’s Books | 100 Years Great stories never grow old! Chosen by children’s librarians at The New York Public Library, these 100 inspiring tales have thrilled generations of children and their parents — and are still flying off our shelves. Use this list and your library card to discover new worlds of wonder and adventure!

New blog entry posted today. This week its the story of a third grader who was a struggling reader. His parents got Virtual Reading Coach and he used it after school. Learn what a difference VRC can make!

Supplementing School with Virtual Reading Coach: A Success Story | My Reading Team “Aiden used to pray every night that God would help him be able to read and write. In the three months that he’s been using MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach, his

While checking out our new blog post, notice our new cart. My Reading Team now has a reading assessment program, a fluency builder and Virtual Reading Coach, the program that does it all!

There's a new blog post up on our site! http://myreadingteam.com/?p=522

Homeschooling Mom Shares Her Experiences with Virtual Reading Coach | My Reading Team Parent to five children, Jennifer T is currently homeschooling her oldest three. She took time out of her busy schedule to share her family’s experiences wi

So much buzz about reading to babies! This article contains some suggestions on what to read to them ... including Shakespeare and a book about passing gas!

Read to Your Baby, Say Doctors — But Which Books? The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging members to encourage reading to newborns

Judy Blume, who know a bit about the censorship of children's books, suggests that children 'self-censor.' Read her full comments here:

Judy Blume: Parents worry too much about what children read - Telegraph Children's author Judy Blume, whose own books have been banned in the past, says children 'self-censor' reading material they don't understand

Ever wonder how our literacy solution works for schools? Here's an interview with a Title 1 teacher in Ohio.

Ohio School Takes MVRC from Summer School Pilot to Integral Solution – MindPlay Educational... Teachers were available to provide direction and answer questions during the sessions, and each of the 60 participating students worked in MVRC each day.

Here are some nice suggestions to help you raise readers!

How to keep kids reading through the summer Author and mother Anna Quindlen offers ideas to raise children who love reading -- and will keep it up after school is out.