by Pam | Feb 17, 2018 | Boys' LIteracy, parenting boys, Parenting Tips
Why Comfort With Reading Leads to Success in School & Life Tips from Jump-Starting Boys by Pam Withers and Cynthia Gill Q: Why is it important for kids to be comfortable with reading? A: Studies show that the most important predictor of academic success is the...
by Pam | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog, Boys' LIteracy, parenting boys, Parenting Tips
“My dad didn’t read with us much at all, but we had a huge collection of children’s books in our house, and I remember my grandfather always reading the newspaper. I also have lots of fond memories of my sister, who is two years older than me, taking us to the...
by Pam | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog
by James McCann, former reluctant reader, former bookseller, now library digital services technician and author of teen books. Excerpted from Jump-Starting Boys by Pam Withers and Cynthia Gill (Viva Editions). Reading is important because it opens up your mind to new...
by Pam | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
I’m looking forward to speaking to 325 teacher candidates on Monday, Nov. 21 at Authorfest 2016 (a University of British Columbia Education Library and Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable event). I’m privileged to share the stage with...
by Pam | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog
What should at-risk youth read? Edgy books, relatively short books, nonfiction books and “high interest, low vocabulary” books, also known as hi-low, reluctant-reader or quick-read books. Why? Here’s a paragraph I came across on a website for teacher-librarians: “As...
