Tiny Readers and Writers

Have you ever wondered what kids do for "reading" in school if they haven't yet learned how to read conventionally? Well, I w...

Literally. A library. On the street corner.

This was definitely the summer of libraries for us! We went to our neighborhood library at least once...

Little L. said: "Circles!" Little L. said: "T...

Real life always reminds us of life-to-text connections! (Yes, "life-to-text.") This pictu...

Over at We Teach , the amazing leaders put together this beautiful eBook filled with fun ideas for summer learning. Check it out! Baby L an...

This post is especially for teachers I work with. Next year we will all be trying out a new unit of study in science and writing workshop. W...

Now that spring has (FINALLY) arrived, Baby L and I are already thinking ahead to summer! With all the traveling we plan to do, we need some...

Baby L, Daddy B, and I went to our first Easter Egg Hunt this weekend at McCarren Park! It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and Baby L fille...

Yesterday we braved the pouring rain and howling wind and packed up Baby L and drove to the New York Aquarium . We brought along with all th...

Kids love having their own special spot for reading. Having a favorite place to read helps children build their identity as readers - they c...

It started a few nights ago, in the tub, actually. Baby L pointed to the red foam letter B and said, "Baby." I really thought it w...

Amita Roy Shah is the author of It’s Time for Holi! Amita is also a consultant for several educational publishing companies, a researcher s...

Yippee! Tiny Reader officially has 100 followers on Google! Thank you so much, dear readers! Thank you also to all the Tiny Reader followers...