...With its gentle rhymes and exquisite illustrations, I’ll Build You a Bookcase tells a lovely little tale. But this new children’s book has big ambitions: To encourage parents in Philadelphia and beyond to read regularly to their newborns, infants, and toddlers.
Find the recording here of my conversation with New America Ed and SEALed Equity on how the Science of Reading applies to students identified as English Language Learners
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In some cases, children may rarely come in contact with a book outside of school. “What would this do to a child’s sense of hope?” asked Susan Neuman, a national literacy expert who studies book acces