It’s no secret that our educational system is in crisis. It’s also no surprise that parents play a key role in children’s development and success in school. What is shocking is that most parents have little or no training on how to best help their children excel.

Nora Gaydos, veteran teacher and award winning author of the best selling Now I’m Reading! series, says it’s time for parents to get smart about helping their children not only learn how to read, but to be excited about it. She offers proven techniques that are simple yet incredibly effective.

She’ll explain ten ways to make reading exciting and rewarding, including how to:

• Select “just right” books that challenge but don’t overwhelm.

• Guide children through the reading process, from a ‘picture walk’ to retelling.

• Create a “word wall” to build vocabulary.

• Develop a reading incentive program.

• Categorize and organize books so they are easily accessible.

Nora stresses that reading time should be enjoyable for both parents and children. She’ll entertain your audience as she demonstrates how to make the experience fun and successful!

CREDENTIALS: Nora Gaydos has more than ten years of experience teaching kindergarten, first and third grades. She is author of the award winning Now I’m Reading! series, which now includes educational games to make learning fun. More than 2.5 million books in the series have been sold and her writing credits include many other top-selling children’s educational books. She lectures widely, offering a variety of workshops for teachers, parents and students.

AVAILABILITY: CT, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Jennifer Bittorf, (203) 838-6400, ext. 307 (CT); jbittorf@innovativekids.com