Literacy Blogs

I follow a lot of blogs.  Sixty-six as a matter of fact!  Most of them deal with ideas for kids.  Some of them revolve around cooking and some are to follow along with friends and family.  I was so excited to discover Google Reader this year which has made my following of 66 blogs much more efficient.  Today, I thought I’d share five of my favorite blogs that center around literacy.

1. Delightful Children’s Books is written by Amy who is a mother of three kids.  She seeks out great picture books for her kids to learn about different subjects.  The blog is well-organized and includes a super helpful index to search by category.

Two of my favorite posts:  37 Super Summer Reading Lists for Kids Ages 0-10 and Read Around the World

2.  Playdough to Plato is written by Malia who is a mom and National Board Certified teacher. Her blog is full of tips and strategies for raising young readers up to 2nd grade.  She even offers a 10 week online workshop called Plato Academy for parents of children ages 3-5.

Two of my favorite posts:  Kindergarten Busy Bags and 17 Book Boredom Busters

3.  Lorie is the author of Reading Confetti.  She is a mom of two preschoolers and a reading specialist.  Her site is full of book related activities.

Two of my favorite posts:  Chalk Learning Targets and Chalk Link Up and 5 Ways to I SPY

4. Imagination Soup is the brain child of Melissa.  She is a mom, teacher, blogger and writer.  In fact, she has a new book coming out soon.  I’ll be sharing details about that  in the near future!  Her site is a wonderful collection of ideas to promote learning.

Two of my favorite posts:  13+ Children’s Picture Books About Great Artists and New Non-Fiction Favorites for Kids

5.  One day I’m going to start a Mommy and Me Book Club thanks to the inspiration I get from Danielle.  She hosts a weekly preschool book club for a few families and her ideas are fantastic and fun!  I so want to do this!

Two of my favorite posts:  Are You Ready to Play Outside? and Bug Books

Ok, I could list a lot more.  Maybe, I’ll share another list soon.  In the meantime, you can check out my “Blogs I Enjoy” board on Pinterest.  So, what literacy books other than Growing Book by Book 🙂 do you follow?

We have some special posts coming up soon.  Later this week we have a special guest interview and post.  Next week, we will participate in the November Virtual Book Club and we will release the 2012 Literacy Gift Guide.

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