Category: Reading

  • Summer Reads from The Hoot!

    Sit back, relax and embrace the gift of time with Anne’s 2021 summer picks Summer gives us the gift of time to read for pleasure with longer days, warmer weather, and more sunlight. Let’s see what our reading can look like this summer whether you’re sitting on a beach, on a road trip with your…

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  • Raising Fluent Mathematicians

    In my last post, I introduced the notion of developing number fluency for our young mathematicians in order to help them be flexible, accurate, and efficient in their numerical problem solving. But what does it actually mean to be fluent in mathematics? And how do we support the growth of a fluent mathematician? Let’s take…

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  • Spring Break Reads: A Little Something for Everyone!

    We thought Anne ROCKED it at her recent Is All Reading Good Reading? workshop. There was so much insightful content, the advice came thick and fast, and the questions asked were thoughtful and thought-provoking. We just love digging in deep with our KQ community of parents! With so many people heading off for some well-deserved…

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  • Is All Reading Good Reading?

    My friend posted a piece online recently sharing that when quarantine started in March she bought a Kindle and has read 64 books since then. Yes, 64! I did the math and that is roughly an average of 6 books completed per month (to my 1 or 2 reads). Although I’m happy for her, I…

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