Χρόνια πολλά Maria!
Name Day! Everyone give a shout out to our girl Maria and all the Mary/Maria/Despina/Panayotis folks you know. We love you, Maria mas.
West Port Book Festival 2011: Broke to Book Festival in 50 days
Atlantis alum Hannah Adcock has started an indiegogo campaign for her West Port Book Festival. Our own Will Brady has provided the festival with design.
From the decoracion de ventanas y cortinas website:
The West Port is Edinburgh’s…
A thought had on a quiet Friday morning
The books on the shelves won't read themselves
And with this I cannot abide.
For if I were made of paper
It's a caper I would try.
Paravion Press: A Very Fine Thing
Paravion Press gets some love from the folks over at A Very Fine Thing.
Paper Candy
Five new titles have just rolled off the press, and are available to order now.
A story by O. Henry, verse by Walt Whitman, and an essay by Maxim Gorky comprise the first in our Cities series, collecting great voices inspired by the world's…
Every life is in many days, day after day
And when all is said and done, the lies a fellow told about himself couln't probably hold a proverbial candle to the wholesale whoppers other fellows coined about him.
Happy Bloomsday, everyone.
eReaders in School: a new study
Rough Type has an article on the first year long study of eReaders in schools.
As the study notes, one advantage of a book is that we make a "cognitive map" of a physical book as we read it:
When we read, we unconsciously note the physical…
Atlantis Literacy: Five Essential Components of Reading
The Five Essential Components of Reading
Reading with children and helping them practice specific reading components can dramatically improve their ability to read. Scientific research shows that there are five essential components of reading…
Atlantis Literacy Tip: The Reluctant Reader
Is your child a reluctant reader? Here are a few possible reasons and some possible solutions.
Does your child have a difficult time decoding sounds? Matching letters with sounds? If so, spend extra time daily, even just 15 minutes, reading…
Atlantis Literacy Recs
What Good Readers Do
In Kylene Beers' book, When Kids Can't Read, you'll find wisdom from a 20+ year veteran teacher, including a breakdown of what good readers do. A helpful reminder for us avid readers as we teach our kids to do the same.
This…