Tag: For Parents and Teachers
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Author Visit at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY
On March 23, 2018 I spent the day at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES. I spent the morning reading Jamal and Me to students at the Walden School library, located on the BOCES campus. The students welcomed me with open arms. In the afternoon, I conducted a three-hour workshop for teachers, library media specialists and clinical staff
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Picture books and the development of pro-social skills
As mentioned in the About section of this website, I have been a picture book collector for quite some time. I have always been mesmerized by the way the artwork helps illustrate the subtle and nuanced themes in these books. I believe that as the oral reader, I can help children decipher the explicit and implicit themes