Fred Stays with Me

Nancy Coffelt has written a book that addresses divorce. The story revolves around a pet, Fred, the dog. It is picture book with few words to get the meaning across. It gives power to the child. This would be a good addition to your class library or for the child life specialists for those children dealing with divorce. Let me know what you think

Reluctant Readers

How do you engage the reluctant reader? First of all who is the reluctant reader. The majority of reluctant readers are males. This topic was addressed today at the MSUNER Conference at MSU. The following authors were recommended Andrew Clements, David Adler, and Dan Gutman. The Adler books are a series. Gutman also has books in a series. This is a way to 'hook" the reader and have them seeking out the familiar book. Let me know what you think.