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84HOW TO TEACH THE PARTS OF A NEWSPAPER
For some students, especially reluctant readers, glancing at the daily newspaper over their morning coffee might be the only reading they do as adults. Here are some tips on how you can help them be more critical readers, even if all they're doing...
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74UNDERSTANDING POETRY
For some reason, poetry gets a bad rap. Our society doesn't value it, poor teaching habits encourage our children to disdain it (or worse), and mainstream publications take great pains to avoid putting...
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70UNDERSTANDING LITERATURE
FIVE STEPS TO UNDERSTANDING SHAKESPEAREAN LANGUAGE by Dan Tricarico Readers often assume that the plays of William Shakespeare were meant to be dusty relics exhibited under muted track...
10 comments71IMPROVE YOUR CHILD'S READING COMPREHENSION
SIX STEPS TO BETTER COMPREHENSION by Dan Tricarico Reading is not a passive activity. At least it shouldn’t be. Merely decoding the words on the page and letting them flow over you is not...
1 comment69THE BEAT FARMERS--THE BEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND EVER
Bodie's was a dirty, green storefront bar in the middle of University Avenue, sandwiched between a manufacturer of prosthetic devices and an Alberto's taco shop. My old high school buddy, Doug, was in town...
5 comments80ESSAY WRITING 101
Writing expository essays has probably caused groans throughout English classes since Benjamin Franklin was a teenager. Chances are, though, if you have a child in high school, he or she will be required to...
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54U.S. MINT HONORS HORSHACK WITH NEW COIN
In a maneuver that turned the movers and shakers of world currency on their ears, the United States Mint recently announced that it will soon unveil a new American fifty-cent piece emblazoned with the face of...
0 comments59INTERNET SAFETY
FIVE STEPS TO KEEPING YOUR CHILDREN CYBER SAVVY by Dan Tricarico The Internet is wonderful because you can find anything on the Internet, but the Internet is awful because you can find anything on the...
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66RAISING HAPPY CHILDREN
by Dan Tricarico Having happy children is not a case of hit-or-miss. There are concrete steps you can take to increase the chances that you and your offspring will have a better day. Every day. Try these simple steps and see if you...
10 comments61FREEWAY DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO TALK RADIO
PERRIS, CA--The deaths of three motorists in this inland Southern California city are being blamed on local talk jock "Consumer Dave" Campbell, say local authorities, as motorists fall asleep at the wheel and...
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