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When Audio Books Do and Don't Count for School

Can a student use an audio book for a school assignment? It depends on the reason the book or reading was assigned. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2012 9:29 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Books, Reading, does listening to an audio book count as reading, audio books

Does 'Reading' an Audio Book Count?

For school reading purposes, do books listened to, as audio books, count as books read? Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2012 2:42 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, children's books, Reading, parental quandary, summer reading, does listening to an audio book count as reading, audio books

Can a Daughter With Dyslexia Learn to Love Words?

My daughter's dyslexia may mean that she never learns to share my love of language and literature. What will we share instead? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2012 7:26 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Special-needs, Reading, Dyslexia, summer reading, learning disorder

VIDEO: What's It Like to Write a Book With Jodi Picoult?

What's it like to write a young adult novel with your mother, when your mother is Jodi Picoult? Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2012 6:04 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Jodi Picoult, Books, Motherlode Book Club, young adult fiction, Reading, Samantha Van Leer, summer reading, Between the Lines

Summer Reading: 'Between the Lines' and 'Chomp'

This summer, the Motherlode Book Club will be reading two books parents and older children alike can enjoy, from Jodi Piccoult and her daughter, Samantha Van Leer and Carl Hiaasen. Read More...

Published Fri, May 05 2012 8:52 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Motherlode Book Club, Reading, Samantha Van Leer, Carl Hiaasen, summer reading, Jodi Piccoult, Between the Lines, Chomp

Seriously, Just Go to Sleep: The G-Rated Version

An author comes out with a G-rated version of his controversial best seller bedtime storybook. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2012 1:23 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, bedtime, children's books, Reading, Adam Mansbach, Seriously Just Go to Sleep, Go the F**k to Sleep

When a Book Lover's Son Won't Read

She dreamed of raising a reader. So far, her son isn't measuring up - and he knows it. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2012 12:14 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, sons, children's books, Books, Reading

The Link Between Reading Level and Dropout Rates

A new report says that children who read below grade level in fourth grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school - and only 34 percent of America's fourth graders read at grade level. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2012 2:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Reading, high school, high school dropouts, Grad Nation, America's Promise, Dropouts