Thursday, April 25, 2013

The new way to read


Do you remember when all you had for entertainment was to read a book? This simple enjoyment is no longer so simple.  With the invention of these new electronic books, eReaders, the pleasure of losing oneself in a novel has changed forever.  EReaders are the next generation, they are environmentally friendly, cost efficient and offer features that a printed book could never.  EReaders are the new way to read. 

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Annotated Source


Farrant, Brad. Joint Attention and Parent-Child Book Reading. Australia: Australian Institute of Family studies.  2006, Academic Journal. Farrant presents a detailed argument about how reading with your child improves attention in school.  He talks about how the interaction between the parent and child helps them develop better socially and in returns helps them improve academically.