Sara Yu
Learning by Reading, Learning by Talking
For the past few weeks, I’ve focused on ways to help kids’ reading and writing soar while school is out. But children aren’t the only ones who keep learning over the summer; all our school team members learn, too. Read more
Summer Soar: Write All About It
Four ways to take your scholar's summer writing to the next level! Read more
Summer Soar: Let Books Inspire Your Travels
We’re incredibly lucky to live in NYC, where some of the all-time best children’s books are set... Read more
Summer Soar: Reading Challenge Accepted
Reading challenges are a simple, creative way to inspire the reluctant readers among us and a tool to keep pushing avid readers to new heights. They are also a powerful antidote against summer slide. Read more
Summer Soar: Using Books to Enhance Summer Adventures
We don’t want to just prevent summer slide; we want to reverse it. We want to achieve Summer Soar. Read more
Danger Ahead: Summer Learning Loss
Numerous studies indicate that kids who don’t read regularly over the summer fall an average of two months behind, and that children from lower-income homes are most at risk. Read more
A Home (and a Life) Full of Books
In my one-bedroom apartment, you will also find six free-standing bookcases and a hall closet that’s been converted into a book nook. Read more
When Not To Get E-Books for Kids
Print books are still valuable. Here are three reasons why you should choose print over digital books, especially for younger children... Read more
Are E-Books Good for Kids?
On Thursday President Obama announced a plan to make $250 million worth of e-books available to public libraries as part of an effort to expand literacy and “digital connectivity” among low-income students... Read more
Poetry is NOT Dead
Somewhere along the way, poetry seems to have developed a reputation for being boring, old-fashioned, and impossible to understand. Sure, there are plenty of esoteric and oblique poems out there, but there are hundreds and hundreds of poems that are accessible and enjoyable for children. Read more
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