Category: Literacy

Readers – It’s World Book Night!

by J.M. Northup, posted in Holidays & Observances, Literacy, Young Readers

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/world-book-night-april-23 GET INVOLVEDFacebook - Twitter - Website I am passionate about literacy, which is one of the reasons I try to always find interesting and fun ways to connect readers with books. It is one of the reasons I began our blog series, #BooksForTheHoliday, along with a few others. World Book Night is a time … Continue reading Readers – It’s World Book Night!

Early February Celebrates World Read Aloud Day

by J.M. Northup, posted in Children's Book, FEATURE, Holidays & Observances, Literacy, Middle Grade Lit, Non-Fiction & Educational, Young Readers

Reading Aloud Builds Literacy https://nornstriad.com/2021/01/27/lets-hear-those-stories-readers https://nationaldaycalendar.com/world-read-aloud-day-beginning-of-february https://www.scholastic.com/worldreadaloudday During early February, over 173 countries now celebrate what the non-profit organization LitWorld created in 2010. This holiday - event - observance is sponsored by Scholastic each year, and this year, we celebrate it on February 2nd. In honor of this celebration, Scholastic is hosting a FREE virtual event from Jan … Continue reading Early February Celebrates World Read Aloud Day

Thesaurus – It’s Not A Dinosaur

by J.M. Northup, posted in Book DEALS, Holidays & Observances, Literacy

Please note that prices are at the discretion of Amazon, the author(s), or publisher(s), and they can change without notice. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-thesaurus-day-january-18/ If the title for this blog post didn't make you laugh, I don't know what will - LOL Thesaurus - dinosaur Today, we celebrate National Thesaurus Day. This is a day to remember and … Continue reading Thesaurus – It’s Not A Dinosaur

Literacy Through Music & Poetry

by J.M. Northup, posted in FEATURE, Literacy, Music-related Writing, Non-Fiction & Educational, Poetry, Young Readers

You can find the #DidYouKnow blog series here: www.nornstriad.com and www.jmnorthup.com Did you know that music and poetry have walked hand-in-hand throughout time? Perhaps if you consider the minstrel it will be more evident. Did you know that rhythm in language helps develop readers? That's right - it is an important part of literacy. In antiquity, poetry (which was the popular … Continue reading Literacy Through Music & Poetry

Braille Literacy – Celebrate Reading

by J.M. Northup, posted in Biographies & Memoirs, Holidays & Observances, Literacy, Non-Fiction & Educational

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-braille-literacy-month-january/ Braille... it isn't a language, but a reading system that generally involves the use of both hands. Think about that for a moment. Writing is a way of representing language while braille is tool for allow visually impaired to read the written word. Is that as profound to you as it is to me? … Continue reading Braille Literacy – Celebrate Reading