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What to Do When Your Child Can't Remember What He Reads

Find Just-Right Books

Find Just-Right Books

Scholastic Parents: Raise a Reader

May 23, 2013
You can -- and should -- help guide your children to great books, but let them make the ultimate decision about what to read.
What to Do When Your Child Can't Remember What He Reads
May 20, 2013
How parents can support children who need help remembering what they read.
May 16, 2013
Encourage reading with the promise of a movie. Here are 30+ books turned into films that you can watch with your children after you read the book!
May 15, 2013
Bringing audio books into the mix of reading experiences your kids have has many benefits.

Scholastic Parents: The Learning Toolkit

May 22, 2013
Charts with illustrations and photographs are great for reminding pre-readers of the steps needed to complete a task.
May 21, 2013
How many phone numbers do you think are out there? And how many of them are actually wrong numbers? Try some phone number math to find out!
May 17, 2013
In this celebration of making and DIY, inspire your kids to learn new skills, invent new things, and imagine amazing possibilities for the future.
Really Turning Heads
May 14, 2013
Did you ever hear of the wise old owl? Owls might be wise – or maybe they just see things we can’t see. Learn how they do it in today’s math challenge.

Media Macaroni

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Amy Kraft
May 21, 2013
Wanna know something crazy? Today marks five years since my very first post on Media Macaroni! Crazy, right? To give you a sense of what five years is...
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Amy Kraft
May 20, 2013
This Thursday, May 23, head down to Times Square at 11:00 am to see an unveiling of the world’s largest Lego model. All I can say is that it has...
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Amy Kraft
May 11, 2013
I’m warning you, don’t read this post if there are productive things that you’re meant to be doing right now. I happened on GeoGuessr in a friend’s...
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Amy Kraft
May 04, 2013
Tomorrow’s a big day. Ozzie is turning 3! I know I should be wistful for the end of the baby years, but it’s so much fun to have a big boy. He’s not yet...

Teach Mama

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Amy Mascott mascott
May 22, 2013
We are now the proud owners of two budgies. Or parakeets. Or budgerigars. Two budgies. Two boys (we hope!). Right. Apparently, all budgies are parakeets...
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Amy Mascott mascott
May 20, 2013
Some children are able to easily read the words on a page but cannot remember a lick of what they read. Believe it. Whole paragraphs, pages, chapters can...
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Amy Mascott mascott
May 16, 2013
I can’t stress enough the importance of raising word-conscious kids. Words are everywhere, all around us. Why not capitalize on the learning...
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Amy Mascott mascott
May 14, 2013
  Texting is big. For tweens, it’s really big. It’s like the coolest thing ever. And everyone is doing it (or so they think), and so Maddy has asked...

No Time for Flash Cards

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Allison McDonald
May 22, 2013
Next Monday is Memorial Day and whenever I do any patriotic posts I consult with my husband since he’s American and a former Air Force Officer. I on the...
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Allison McDonald
May 21, 2013
My son’s all time favorite activity we’ve ever done was our Angry Birds Water Balloon Game. With warm weather and a half day of school yesterday was the...
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Allison McDonald
May 20, 2013
This is not something I thought up at all. This idea has been around for ages but when my husband had to run to Home Depot for something else I asked him...
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Allison McDonald
May 19, 2013
Most Saturday nights I sit and I scroll through last week’s Link...

On Our Minds @ Scholastic

by
Tyler
May 22, 2013
Kids today are master multitaskers. You’ve probably heard about this phenomenon or observed it in your students or the children in your life (or with...
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Lia
May 22, 2013
Students will celebrate their accomplishments at Carnegie Hall on May 31! 2013 marks the 90th anniversary of the Scholastic Art...
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Lauren
May 22, 2013
This week we’re posting about graduation to celebrate the many students who will complete this rite of passage over the coming month. Yesterday we looked...
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Michael
May 22, 2013
This weekend, across the United States, we’ll be stepping out to parades, making our first beach trips of the season and barbecuing with family, friends...

Activities & Fun

Make a home for a caterpillar — and observe the magic!
Help your child grow as a writer -- encourage him to create a family...
Learn easy, challenging, and most importantly fun games to help your...
Winter is full of wild weather, and your kids will enjoy flexing their...
Your child will love this printable science project inspired by the...
Your child can take a walk on the wild side -- and learn about science...