TIPS FROM A READING SPECIALIST Parents know that a child’s reading ability is directly related to how well he or she will do in school and in life. Helping children learn how to read can be a daunting task, and here are five tips to assist parents in helping young ones to learn reading. These activities also create a unique partnership with the teacher who delights in every child’s reading development. 1. Build phonological awareness—This simply means practice the sounds …
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By Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Shanen Photography Barry Keller is like an original Transformers Toy guy, taking something, disassembling it and putting it back together as something else. Around age 6, …
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By Jenn Bates The Cube is a blank canvas—a completely black box. It is a space for artistic exhibits and installations, virtual reality explorations, intimate performances or even simply a meeting room. It is ambiguous, yet malleable. …
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By Karl H. Kazaks If you knew Bryan Katz bought his first RV – a pull-behind travel trailer – to take to Virginia Tech home football games in his post-graduate years, you …
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Going to overnight summer camp is a marvelous experience ~ practically a rite of passage for children seeking their first away adventure of independence. First-time campers might express a bundle of enthusiasm …
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By Joanne M. Anderson Backyard firepits are hot ~ literally and figuratively. They can toast marshmallows, cook a hotdog and melt the soles of your shoes. Dancing flames create a relaxing atmosphere …
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By Karl Kazaks “I’d like to check you for ticks,” is not just a memorable line from a catchy Brad Paisley tune. It also contains great advice for preventing Lyme disease, the bacterial infection …
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By Krisha Chachra The minute you walk off the plane in India, it hits you. An overwhelming assault on your sense: the smells, the colors, the heat, the noise. With a billion …
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Along with the banjo, the Ford, jazz and blue jeans, the Kentucky longrifle is an American invention. In history, rifling has been attributed to Germany in the mid-1400s. Gunsmiths started creating rifles …
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