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Posted March 22, 2013 in California Educator

Growing up, Michelle Albaugh spent lazy afternoons on her couch, nose buried in a book. But that’s not the case with many of her students today.

“Teens don’t do that much anymore,”...

Posted December 14, 2011 in Site Pages

Recommended Reading List

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Posted December 21, 2010 in California Educator

Literacy starts in the family

“Let’s sing ‘Eency Weency Spider’ in English, Spanish and Hawaiian,” says teacher Rosa Hernandez to her Head Start classroom filled with excited preschoolers and parents. Inside the colorful and...

Posted December 14, 2011 in Site Pages

K-3 Reading Activities

Build reading observation skills with this activity.

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Posted December 14, 2011 in Site Pages

Grades 4-5 Reading Activities

Encourage lifelong reading. Read with youngsters by taking roles in stories and acting out dramatic poems.

Posted December 14, 2011 in Site Pages

Grades 6-8 Reading Activities

Put reading skills to practical use.

Posted March 02, 2007 in Press Releases

Kids Get Jazzed About Books at CTA's Read Across America

BURLINGAME – Across the state today, in classrooms, community centers and campus libraries, California Teachers Association officers joined teachers, parents and many others to help inspire kids...

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Posted March 22, 2011 in California Educator

Cooks stir up fun for Read Across America

Youngsters at Las Americas Preschool in San Francisco were so captivated by the reading of Armadilly Chili that they begged for a second helping when the story ended.

“Again!” they implored...

Posted February 27, 2013 in Press Releases

California’s 16th Annual ‘Read Across America’ Is Friday – State’s Rich History Is An Open Book

‘Reading Takes You Places’ is CTA Theme For Celebration

BURLINGAME – California’s public school educators will join a nationwide...