Your Gift, My Gift, Our Gifts – Literacy, Belonging, and Courage For Kids

https://youtu.be/LZ-IdaQ3oqw?si=-2iitmCQl5BXUk-9 Your Gift, My Gift, Our Gifts Story-based learning nurtures literacy, belonging, and courage in your students Dear Educators, My name is Lisa Caprelli. I grew up in El Paso, Texas, a shy kid in a big, loving Hispanic family. I found my voice with a pencil and a notebook—journaling before school, writing extra sentences, turning feelings into stories. That

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Northern California Elementary Schools Literacy

The city of Paso Robles, California, will be receiving a fun and engaging author led visit by Lisa Caprelli, who will be speaking to two schools virtually as part of her World Read Across America Tour. Joining author Lisa Caprelli in this lively presentation before Virginia Peterson and Kermit King Elementary Schools will be 12-year-old child actress and singer, Emily

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How a School Librarian Builds Lifelong Readers

The day an author made reading feel cool. Kelly Martino, school librarian in Tracy, California,  can trace her love of reading back to a day in first grade when an author visited her elementary school and transformed the multipurpose room into a small theater. The visitor was Syd Hoff, the author‑illustrator behind Danny and the Dinosaur. Teachers had been building

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