Every week, Woody & Jim take their act on
the road to help kids understand that reading is fun!
As parents of young children themselves, Woody & Jim understand the need to instill a love of reading at an early age. That's why they visit Middle Tennessee classrooms (grades K-3) with their Reading Railroad. It's about a half hour of reading aloud to the kids. Then Woody & Jim explain how they use reading everday on 107.5 The River. Questions, (some really good and funny ones) follow. The kids also get a certificate to take home that tells mom and dad they rode the Reading Railroad.
To have Woody & Jim visit your child's classroom, send this link to their teacher or prinicipal. (Only an educator at that school can request their visit)
Have them e-mail Woody & Jim by
clicking here (
jim@1075theriver.com). Be sure to include the name of the school, location, grade level, number of students, and
most importantly a daytime phone number and time when they can accept phone calls. Requests are fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis. Pleae limit requests to schools within a 45 minute drive of downtown Nashville.
Parents...
Set aside at least 15-20 minutes EVERY night to read to your kids. If they're old enough, have them read to you at least half the time. It's the wisest thing you can do for their education... and it's great "together time".
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Try relaxing your family's bedtime rules once a week on the weekend. Let your child know that he can stay up as late as he wants-as long as he's reading in bed.
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Help your child start their own library- paperback books are fine. Encourage child to swap books with friends. Check used book stores. Give books a gifts.
- Want your children to be good readers? Let them see you read. In 1988, more students than ever reported that their homes contained few or no reading materials.
- Try holding D-E-A-R times at your house. "DEAR" stands for "Drop Everything And Read." During DEAR time, everyone in the family sits down for some uninterrupted reading time.
- With young children, try reading to them during bath time.
- Use the "Rule of Thumb" to see if a book is on your child's reading level: Have your child read a page of the book aloud. Have her hold up one finger for each word she does not know. If she holds up four fingers and a thumb before the end of the page, the book is probably too hard for her to read alone. But it might be a great book to read aloud.
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