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Pre-K

10 Books to Help Kids With Sight Words

These books are all fun and engaging resources for helping kids identify sight words, frequently used words taught through repeat exposure.

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Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

19 Children’s and YA Books to Help Remember the Holocaust

How do we even begin to talk to our children about the Holocaust? These picture books, middle grade reads, and YA titles are good places to start.

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Teen

15 Wise and Witty Graphic Memoirs Every Teen Should Read

These graphic novel memoirs for young adult readers present a range of compelling topics in creative styles are equally entertaining and enlightening.

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Tween

Books Like Holes: 17 Imaginative and Adventurous Next-Reads for Tweens

Filled with mystery, adventure, humor, and a bit of misery, these books will appeal to all kinds of fans of Louis Sachar's Holes.

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Growing Reader

10 Buzzworthy Chapter Book Series for 6- to 8-Year-Olds

Here are 10 “kid-approved” series that you may not know about but come highly recommended by young readers.

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Pre-K

Research-Based Tips to Help Kids Learn Sight Words

Research suggests that teaching kids to recognize sight words requires more than just basic memorization. These strategies can help.

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Tween

Well-Behaved and Not So Much: Stories of Women Who Made History

Women's History Month offers tweens the opportunity to explore the inspiring stories of women who shook up the world with their courage and grit.

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Growing Reader

4 Reading Roadblocks and Strategies for Helping Kids Overcome Them

Here are some ways newly independent readers get stuck and some tried-and-true ways to help them get back on course.

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Growing Reader

14 Kid-Approved Books for Advanced First and Second Grade Readers

These books are wholesome enough for a 6- or 7-year-old but also offer depth and complexity that make them thought-provoking for advanced readers.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Celebrate Reading With a Dr. Seuss Classroom Activity Guide

This classroom activity guide offers inspiration, activities, and more for teachers celebrating a love of reading with their students in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Brain Games: How Play Makes for More Effective Learning

As an award-winning kids’ literacy company, Mrs. Wordsmith reveals how gamification helps learners truly engage with content and forget that they are “working.”

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

11 Unconventional Love Stories for Kids

If you're looking for the perfect love-themed read for a child who's easily grossed out by "the kissing parts," look no further than these books.

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