Guide to Raising Passionate Readers and Writers in the Digital Age (Virtual)

Are you worried that your kids have spent too much time on the screen, and haven’t read enough? Or do they only read the “easy and fun” books and complain that the “more serious” books are all too boring? Do they only write the bare minimum at school?

Join Dr. Jiang Pu and William Rubel for a hands-on parent workshop on supporting K-8 readers and writers on the following topics:

• How to help kids (esp. the reluctant readers and writers) to foster a passion for reading and writing in the digital age?

• How to encourage the reading-writing connection? How to support both academic and social emotional learning through reading and writing?

• How to pick books with the right reading level and encourage kids to read a variety of books? What are some strategies to help improve reading comprehension?

• What makes a writer? What are some pitfalls to avoid in raising…