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Literature

A Car Seat in My Convertible?

by Dr. Rose Gamblin August 29, 2011

Can you judge a book by its cover? I stood transfixed as I looked at the book in my hand. The background was blue with white polka-dots that faded down into the real interest of my gaze–a classic pink convertible with a woman in a sunbonnet in the driver’s seat and two small heads poking [...]

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Time to Sign

by Dr. Rose Gamblin February 3, 2011

When is it Time to Sign? Well, we learned that now is the time. Infants and toddlers who learn sign language are able to communicate at a very young age—5 months old. Learning sign language makes learning an additional language easier. It raises communication awareness and abilities, and enhances the child’s vocabulary and literacy skills. [...]

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Sonlight Curriculum: Literature-based Homeschooling

by admin September 8, 2010

By Cathy Jackson Our guest today was Sarita Holzmann, co-founder and president of Sonlight Curriculum. She and her husband John are considered leaders in the field of literature-based homeschooling. They established Sonlight Curriculum twenty years ago. Their goal was to provide families across the globe with the rich resources they need to raise life-long learners [...]

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Restoring Culture through the Arts

by Dr. Rose Gamblin June 3, 2010

By Cathy Jackson Today I had so much fun being a guest co-host on the show, Restoring Culture through the Arts. What, exactly, does that mean? Today we were honored to have Vivian Doublestein as a guest on our show. She is the founder and Executive director of The Master’s Academy of Fine Arts, based [...]

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Write with the End in Mind

by Dr. Rose Gamblin April 22, 2010

             Do you remember that first time you connected a pencil to a piece of paper? Most of us probably tried sometime in our toddler years only to have the sharp object snatched from our tiny hands. Take a moment to reflect back and you may remember that first letter–often written upside down and backwards—usually [...]

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A Kid’s View of Literature

by Dr. Rose Gamblin March 25, 2010

Wilona Karimabadi, Managing Editor for KidsView joined me for a show on a kid’s view of literature. Wilona Karimabadi has worked on KidsView since January 2007. She gets to edit copy, talk to KidsView reporters, plan issues, test out the puzzles, and put together a monthly calendar. She is also responsible for KidsView’s first website! [...]

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