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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“A great stocking stuffer for parents, teachers, grandparents, babysitters and other childcare providers”—that’s what Maya Creedman, mother of two, said about Plus It! today in San Francisco’s Examiner.com.  She’s an educational consultant, a teacher, and a writer on parenting and education—so she should know!
Then she says, it’s a “pocket-sized book perfect for a purse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a Literacy Rich Home-6: &#8220;Books-I-Read&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s an idea to add to your literacy activities for kids: Have you ever wanted to know how many books you or your kids have read in a month or a year? Did you ever get stuck trying to think of the exact title of a book, or the author?
Since nowadays the titles and author [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parent Education: Improve School Success for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting education and family literacy got attention in the Los Angeles Times Online this week when they published an article I wrote. I’m pleased they accepted my submission!
This article came about when I read an op-ed piece in the Monday (10/12/09) newspaper by former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan. He made six suggestions for how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Literacy Day Is Nov. 1: Four Fun Activities for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 1 is Family Literacy Day. Cheers! What fun family activities for kids are you planning for that day? 
It’s the Sunday after Halloween. Hmm… Are there ways to combine family literacy with Halloween?
Remember: Literacy is about more than simply decoding words, although decoding is the basic skill. Literacy is about understanding. Family literacy is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a Literacy Rich Home-5: Kids&#8217; Imaginative Play, Based on Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gosh, Rose, age seven, loves to read! And best of all, she’s into imaginative play based on stories and books, and I know that develops reading comprehension.
Yesterday I spent part of the day with her and Calvin, who’s almost five. Rose led me into her room to show me something she’d set up in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a Literacy Rich Home&#8211;4: Writing&#8211;Show Kids How to Make a List</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even before kids start learning to read or write, one of the useful literacy activities you can do is to let them see you making lists: to do lists, appointment/schedule lists, grocery lists, names of people to invite lists…all kinds of lists.
Then it’s especially fun to see what kind of lists they make once they [...]]]></description>
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