“Can We Read Books, Mrs. Allen?”
January 28, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
I was delighted again when I substitue taught in kindergarten that the youngsters wanted to read books after they had finished their seat work. They sat in little chairs or spread out on the alphabet rug, read to themselves or discussed their book with another classmate.
With youngsters so involved in visual arts and video/electronic games these days, it’s wonderful (to me as a reader, teacher and author) to find those who enjoy books, too. It also says something for their teacher and their parents that so many of these youngsters are interested in reading and take delight in having an …read more




