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גיילה שלום - איך לגרום לסרבן קריאה לקרוא
גיילה שלום, אני מתלהבת מהרעיון של מרתון הקריאה ומהשיפור באנגלית של הילדים שלי. אולם הבן שלי בכיתה ג' לא מתלהב מקריאה. איך אני יכולה לעודד...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - Get a Non-Reader to Read
Dear Gaila, I love the idea of the Readathon and how it helps my children improve their English. However, my third grader isn't too keen...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - Where can I find Books?
Dear Gaila, I am excited for my daughter who will be entering the Readathon this year. However, she has already read practically all the...
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Dear Gaila - Reading Preparation IV
Dear Gaila, My daughter will be learning to read next year in kindergarten. What exercises and games can I do in preparation? ...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - Reading Preparation part III
This is the third column in the series of ideas and games for phonemic awareness. The first column discussed phonemic awareness of...
Nov 17, 20222 min read


Dear Gaila - Reading Preparation part II
Dear Gaila, My daughter will be learning to read next year in kindergarten. What exercises and games can I do in preparation? ...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - Reading Preparation part I
Dear Gaila, My daughter will be learning to read next year in kindergarten. What exercises and games can I do in preparation? ...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - How to get your reluctant student reading on his own
Dear Gaila, One of my private tutoring students desperately needs to improve her reading skills, but is very disinterested in reading. It...
Nov 17, 20222 min read


Dear Gaila - Hannukah Column
This week, instead of answering a question, I want to share a Hannukah project a 3rd-6th grade class did. The results were amazing and...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - Instilling the love of reading
Dear Gaila, I've always loved reading and I really want to share my love of reading with my children. However, my 2nd grade daughter is...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - it's or its?
Dear Gaila, How do you teach students when to write “it’s” vs. “its”? Jerry Dear Jerry, When I first teach my students about apostrophes...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - Silly Songs and Phonemic Awareness
Dear Gaila, I heard you set store by your silly songs - what exactly do you mean by that, and what does it accomplish? Mother of 3...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Dear Gaila - To speak Hebrew or not to speak?
Dear Gaila, We just made Aliyah this summer. Both my husband and I have a working, albeit limited, vocabulary in Hebrew. How much...
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Dear Gaila - homework refusnik!
Dear Gaila, My 3rd grader won't do his homework. What's the big deal about it? Why do teachers give out homework? Sincerely, Worn-out...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


A.H.A.V.A.'s Academic Fair 2015
Organizing the Academic Fair is always a lot of work. There are a lot of small details to take care of: Bringing the Reading Logs;...
Nov 17, 20222 min read


Read the article about our tenth annual Read-a-thon
You can download it here or enjoy reading it online down below: A Million Pages Read in 10 Years of English Literacy Read-a-thon...
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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