Helping Kids Become Great Readers with Leslie Treat

For this first episode of the Farmeress and Friends podcast, I talk with Leslie Treat who is an elementary teacher specializing in reading instruction. On the weekends, Leslie heads to the public library to tutor reluctant readers. We talk about parents teaching children at home in the age of coronavirus, popular book series for kids, reading milestones, common reading challenges, and Accelerated Reader. We also visit about her school’s bullying program and how it is empowering kids to help each other. Leslie has taught in both rural and urban settings, and we visit about how those experiences have differed for her. Thanks for listening to this introductory podcast!  

Kids Books Leslie Mentions:

• Mr. Putter and Tabby
• Mighty Jack
• Zeta the Space Girl
• Bunjitsu Bunny
• The Amulet Series
• Cleopatra in Space
• Dog Man Series
• Scholastic "Branches” Series
• The Owl Diaries
• The Unicorn Diaries
• Notebooks of Doom

If you order books through Scholastic, be sure to enter your child's teacher's name so they can get free classroom books. If you don't have a number and want to support a classroom, you can bless my kids' school with code H7NJ7.

Bullying Program News Feature: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-school-anti-bullying-program/

Libby App: www.libbyapp.com (Library Book App)

 Adult Books Leslie Mentions: 

• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
• Beartown by Frederick Bachman
• Cormoran Strike Series by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
• Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards

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