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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://support.weta.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=59661.0&dlv_id=75884">Reading Rockets newsletter</a> this month was particularly good, here are 5 things that really caught my eye:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Short article on weaving reading and writing into the things you already do during the holiday such as cooking, wrapping presents, driving, etc:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/article/20545/">http://www.readingrockets.org/article/20545/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Short article on building vocabulary through reading and talking:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/article/32444/">http://www.readingrockets.org/article/32444/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">When introducing new words to your young learner, keep the following four helpful hints in mind:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">First, provide a simple, kid-friendly definition for the new word:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Enormous</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> means that something is really, really big.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Second, provide a simple, kid-friendly example that makes sense within their daily life:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Remember that really big watermelon we got at the grocery store? That was an
<b>enormous</b> watermelon!</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Third, encourage your child to develop their own example:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What
<b>enormous</b> thing can you think of? Can you think of something really big that you saw today? That's right! The bulldozer near the park was
<b>enormous</b>! Those tires were huge.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lastly, keep your new words active within your house.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Over the next few days and weeks, take advantage of opportunities to use each new vocabulary word in conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Free digital picture books online:
<a href="http://www.wegivebooks.org/books">http://www.wegivebooks.org/books</a> <b>
<i>Snowy Day</i></b> by Ezra Jack Keats is perfect for today!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Books to check out from the library or purchase as holiday gifts:
<a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/pdfs/2013_Holiday%20Gift%20Guide_all.pdf">
http://www.readingrockets.org/pdfs/2013_Holiday%20Gift%20Guide_all.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Celebrate Grinch-mas (<a href="http://www.seussville.com/growyourheart/">http://www.seussville.com/growyourheart/</a>) “Grinch-mas is a new holiday tradition inspired by Dr. Seuss’s classic
<a href="http://www.seussville.com/books/book_detail.php?isbn=9780394800790" target="_blank">
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none">How the Grinch Stole Christmas!</span></em>
</a>that encourages readers to ‘grow your heart three sizes’ through the celebration of family reading, giving from the heart and community spirit.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>, 503-378-2528</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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