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Library lust – 100 words

February 24, 2023 By Ellen

Library lust When you yearn, the only thing to do is find a book – a neatly-bound portal – that you can open and dive into. Leaping, not looking to breath in your longing and gaze at things you lack like vitamins in your famine. Pale, starving, it’s time to turn the pages, and turn, […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 100 words, 2023 challenge, books, creative writing, library, reading

Helping your child develop their vocabulary

July 11, 2022 By Ellen

  Developing a wide vocabulary range is important for a child. Alongside formal education, a parent’s involvement in teaching their child new vocabulary is vital. As much as 95% of words come from the time and efforts given by parents and the variety of vocabulary they achieve by a certain age. It is very to […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: communication, discussion, education, reading, School, talking, vocabulary, words

Top tips for teaching your child to read

July 11, 2022 By Ellen

It is never too early to decide that you want your little one to start reading. Most parents will read to their children at the youngest of ages. Even though the child may not even be of a level where they can understand basic words, it’s a great way to familiarise books and writing to […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: children, education, literacy, reading, School

5 Ways To Boost Your Child’s Imagination

February 9, 2022 By Ellen

Imagination is an important element of child development as it aids the progression of many lifelong skills. By pretending, imagining, and role-playing, children become better problem solvers and decision makers. Essentially, make believe play allows children to carry out interactions and skills they have observed in real-life, which allows them to practise and feel more […]

Filed Under: family, review Tagged With: children, creative, imagination, mind, play, reading

95 words

November 15, 2021 By Ellen

Book. Such a little poke of a word. A thing with pages and words, stitched, stapled or glued. A cover you shouldn’t judge by and a spine that must be broken. ISBN and three-for-two at Borders. But inside, in the black and white, you’ll find all the shades of grey, the nuance and the flex. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 100 words, books, creative writing, reading

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