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	<title>The Passionate Librarian - Babette Reeves</title>
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		<title>How to NOT Teach Reading</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/how-to-not-teach-reading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you love to read, you probably can&#8217;t imagine why someone would not like to read. But if you talk with kids, or the grown ups they&#8217;ve become, it&#8217;s not hard to find out why they don&#8217;t. Often you&#8217;ll find they were treated something like the following when they were learning to read: First misstep [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2678&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Praise of Storytimes and Free Books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Literacy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://babetter.wordpress.com/?p=2675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I began my school year visits to Head Start in the past few weeks.  I&#8217;m a new piece of the school day for most of the kids so I talk about who I am, where I work, and what a library is. While explaining about how the library has lots of books, I asked who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2675&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reading Aloud: Encouraging Statistics</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/reading-aloud-encouraging-statistics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Literacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does reading aloud really make a difference? It&#8217;s just a book. It&#8217;s just a few minutes. (Or maybe a few seconds, if you&#8217;re reading to a baby. ) You&#8217;re just a (fill in the blank); you don&#8217;t know anything about teaching a child to read. Is it really making a difference? Absolutely! The results will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2670&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Poverty Level Predicts Reading Level</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/poverty-level-predicts-reading-level/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a Colorado librarian and you were at the state CAL conference last year and you heard keynote speaker Stephen Krashen, you already know this. But for those of you who missed out (and you really did miss out on a stellar speech), research looking at 250 in Florida shows that&#8211; Poverty is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2667&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Statistics: National Literacy Trust Report</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/2653/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes a reader? Someone who is read to and someone who reads. It&#8217;s that simple. How many words does a child consume&#8211;that&#8217;s the make or break point. Many of my conversations with concerned parents are some variation of the &#8220;it&#8217;s the number of words&#8221; talk. Statistics from the new National Literacy Trust report bear [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2653&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Back!</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/im-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://babetter.wordpress.com/?p=2650</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been far longer than I expected, but I&#8217;m back! Scroll down for my first post since I left (and my 400th post all together!). Between surgery (yes, I&#8217;m cured! ), summer reading, installation of a new ILS at my library, and gearing up for our move to the new library, posting just kept going [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2650&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing Key to Reading</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/hearing-key-to-reading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Literacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the most important research report I have read this summer, perhaps even this year. Got it? The most important. Read it here: Study Sheds Light on Auditory Role in Dyslexia. It&#8217;s extremely hard to find just one quote to highlight. The article is chock full of outstanding points. Here&#8217;s one though: &#8220;Dr. Gabrieli [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2647&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time for a Break</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/time-for-a-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 18:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://babetter.wordpress.com/?p=2643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the most part, most of the time, I keep personal &#8220;stuff&#8221; off the blog. It&#8217;s just not what it&#8217;s about. For you loyal, regular followers, though, you&#8217;ve probably noticed I&#8217;ve not been quite as regular and productive as I used to be. After more than a year (maybe close to two) of having doctors [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2643&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Essential Elements for a &#8220;Good Story&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/5-essential-elements-for-a-good-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Choosing Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MG or YA?]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://babetter.wordpress.com/?p=2633</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always taken seriously the matter of choice in books, movies, music, all things cultural. Choice plays a great role in motivating readers; kids (and probably adults) want to read more if they get to choose. There is another angle to the choice factor though. Linda Holmes&#8217; essay on NPR, The Sad Beautiful Fact that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2633&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Storytime 2011</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/spring-storytime-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Literacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bears, horses, and sausages! Oh my! But it&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve been doing in storytime the last few weeks, and it&#8217;s immensely satisfying to see how much the kids enjoy this mix. After our opening song, I read The Three Bears. I prefer the Barton version. It&#8217;s simply told and the pictures are clear and colorful. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2621&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Education? It&#8217;s All About Parents</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/effective-education-its-all-about-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Literacy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I despise cancelling any storytime but especially Toddler Time for babies through 3-ish. Most of the kids are between 12-24 months, and I appreciate (and vividly remember) how difficult it is for someone that age to change gears quickly and deal with disappointment. So I never, ever, ever cancel Toddler Time unless I have to. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2617&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody&#8217;s Neighbor at the Senate</title>
		<link>http://babetter.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/everybodys-neighbor-at-the-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was only eight when Mr. Rogers went to Washington and spoke at this Senate hearing concerning children and television.  I was mostly too old to watch him (except when nothing else was on TV) and it wasn&#8217;t many years before I joined the ranks of folks who loved to make fun of him. He [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=babetter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4660755&amp;post=2612&amp;subd=babetter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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