For Parents

Susan Koehler

The Many Faces of October

Crisp air, multi-colored leaf piles, and unmistakable winds of change usher in the first full month of fall. And change is a curious...

Susan Koehler

Teach Them Love

"...all children need to identify with each other instead of learning to identify some children as the other."

Susan Koehler

Who’s Really "Getting it Wrong" in Reading?

“Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way?” This is the title of American Public Media journalist Emily Hanford’s dangerously...

Susan Koehler

What’s All the Hullabaloo about Libraries?

The West Flagler Branch Public Library in Miami was so close to home that by the time I was old enough to cross Flagler Street...

Susan Koehler

The Reading Race

Runners, take your mark. Ready. Set. Go! Sprinters break from the blocks and explode onto the track. Arms and legs alternate in a visual...

Susan Koehler

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Preparing to enter kindergarten is an exciting experience. It’s also a little scary. Parents of preschoolers often wonder if their...

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