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It’s hard to believe that we are already in December.  These past few months have flown yet have seemed forever long (time is funny like that).  Sorry we haven’t posted recently!  Enjoy these quick stocking stuffer ideas for your little reader.  As we approach the New Year, I couldn’t be more excited!  Bring on 2021!   

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Quick lit-tip: Coach your sweet writer. Watch the VIDEO linked above.

We have this crazy opportunity of being way more involved in our children’s schooling (for all the good and bad it shall bring). We can help coach our sweet kiddo’s in their writing by using these four guiding lenses:

*Ideas

*Organization

*Author’s Craft

*Conventions

Lean into your child as a writer and help them grow with a focused teaching point when working with them at home during these crazy times! Select one focus area that day or couple of days to move them forward.

Tip: If your child is a reluctant writer, they often are struggling with IDEAS! Have you heard, “I don’t know what to write about?” Help coach them at coming up with ideas and see if that helps! Also, encourage any inventive spelling (phonetic spelling) in our youngest writers and celebrate their efforts!

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Quick lit-tip: You read a page, your child reads a page, you read a page, they read a page...

Use this partner-reading to model:

*Intonation and inflection

*Reading pace to build fluency

*Word solving strategies

*Internal thinking to build deeper level comprehension

This quick-tip is a favorite that I’ve used countless times with my girls! Hope it helps!

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Create your own sensory basket for remote learning to help your child stay focused with the increased screen time.  Hey, even adults can use these tips!

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Quick lit-tip: Keep fun books and magazines tucked in the back seat-pocket in your car to entice your little readers while you’re traveling.

***Joke books and National Geographic Kids are a favorite quick read for my girls!

Happy Labor Day weekend y’all!

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I love Cami’s sweet voice in this video!  Check out the coaching video.  We also have a reading strategies chart and a CAFE chart for families.  Enjoy!

***This post is laying some groundwork for later posts.  We will dig deeper in topics discussed.  If you have any topic ideas or questions, let us know!

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Video alert:  Jace is beyond fun in this video.  Thomas the Tank Engine makes an appearance.  10 year old Brisco is our camera man.  We made it a family affair!  Reach out with any questions!  

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Writing tip:  Talk to your child like a writer

*Stories are all around us.

*When your child is talking about an event they’ve experienced with emotion, either with a lot of excitement, being afraid, feeling brave, or just something plain funny, remind them that it would make for a great story.

*Help your child recognize that these events are seeds of stories waiting to take life. 

*Remember when your child talks about what they were thinking or feeling, that adds dimension to their story (also known as internal thinking or a “thought shot”).  

*Kids often have a hard time coming up with ideas to write about.  If you help plant seeds to stories, this may help your child with their “writer’s block” come fall.

*We’d love to hear what story ideas your children have from their lives!

*Happy writing y’all!

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This fall, do you have “big rocks” with remote learning rules?  It never hurts to plan ahead!  Open the PDF for free printable links created by the Lit-Chicks.  

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Reach out with any questions!  Thanks for reading! 

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Meet Beth!

Hi Friends!  Excited to be here!  Recording oneself is sooooo cringeworthy! 

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Meet Steph! 

Hi all~ I’m excited to navigate this journey ahead together!

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Lit-Chicks

Lit-Chicks is a space created for anyone that has the unique opportunity of providing some type of remote learning to their elementary child.  It truly takes a village.  With our experience as Literacy Coaches and Mamas, we plan to share practical tips to help you along the way.