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Raising Readers

How to Nurture a Child's Love of Books
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Raising Readers provides practical guidance for encouraging children to develop a love for reading. Megan Daley shares expert advice and personal insights on cultivating literacy from a young age, offering strategies, book recommendations, and activities to engage young readers. Filled with warmth and passion, the book serves as a valuable resource for parents and educators aiming to foster a lifelong love of books.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a parent or educator passionate about nurturing a love for reading in children. It offers practical tips, insights, and inspiring ideas to create a lifelong appreciation for books in young readers, making it an invaluable resource in the Parenting & Family category.

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An essential and practical resource for parents and educators, Raising Readers contains everything you need to know about childhood literacy, written by award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley.

Some kids refuse to read, others won't stop - not even at the dinner table! Either way, many parents question the best way to support their child's literacy journey. When can you start reading to your child? How do you find that special book to inspire a reluctant reader? How can you tell if a book is age appropriate? What can you do to keep your tween reading into their adolescent years?

Award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley has the answers to all these questions and more. She unpacks her fifteen years of experience into this personable and accessible guide, enhanced with up-to-date research and first-hand accounts from well-known Australian children's authors. It also contains practical tips, such as suggested reading lists and instructions on how to run book-themed activities.

Raising Readers is a must-have guide for parents and educators to help the children in their lives fall in love with books.

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Raising Readers by Megan Daley provides practical advice for parents on how to foster a love of reading in children. Reviewers commend its combination of expert insights, personal anecdotes, and actionable tips. The book is praised for being a valuable resource with engaging writing and relevant, real-world applications.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702262579

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 April 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 225.0mm

Weight: 330g

About the Author

Megan Daley is passionate about children's literature and sharing it with young and old alike. In daylight hours, Megan is a teacher librarian at St Aidan's Anglican Girls School in Queensland and was recently awarded the Queensland Teacher Librarian of the Year by the School Library Association of Queensland, as well as the national Dromken Librarians Award, presented by the State Library of Victoria. A former national vice-president of the Children's Book Council of Australia, she is currently on the Queensland chapter of the board of the Australian Children's Laureate and on the Publications Committee of the National Library of Australia. She blogs about all things literary, library and tech at childrensbooksdaily.com. She also thinks sleep is overrated.

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