When I think of rock-stars, I think of people that are at the top of their fields. They are people who have worked at mastering their skills. They have practiced the finer points over and over again. Yet they make what they do seem effortless. I truly believe that if you use the tips in the new book Raising a Rock-Star Reader by Amy Mascott  and Allison McDonald your children will be rock-stars at reading.

Why? This book shares 75 tips that you can use with your children at home or at school.  Wait! This isn’t just a look listing tips. Each tip includes ways that you can make that tip come alive.

It shares:

• Practical ways that you can have your children hone their reading skills.
• Simple things you can do to make your child’s learning environment reader friendly.
• Fun routines you can add to bedtime, car trips, table time and other times too that are literacy related.

After reading Raising a Rock-Star Reader several times to try and pick my favorite activity to share with you, I finally made a decision. It is something I can do right now with my seven year old. (Yes, this book includes great tips for young children and school age children too.) It is tip #20 Use An At Home Word Board. It is like a word wall you may have seen at your children’s school. We chose to have our words focus on October. JDaniel had come home with a fall word list with hard r words from school. They were are starting place for our cloud of words. We then brainstormed other great words that described October. Ideally we would have added to the list during the month. I wanted you to see what it looks like right now. After brainstorming, I typed them up and made the sign below.

Amy and Allison suggest making a word board for seasonal words, color words and weather words. I think we will do that too. It will be fun to hunt in books and our brains for words that fit each theme.

Honestly I could have picked anyone of the 75 tips to share with you. They are all that good. What I would love for you to do is joining me in adding a copy of this fantastic book to your parenting library! Raising a Rock-Star Reader: 75 Quick Tips for Helping Your Child Develop a Lifelong Love for Readingreally need to be in it. I also think it would be an awesome baby gift. I am sending a copy of Raising a Rock-Star to my niece to celebrate the arrival of her twins in November. She will be able to guide them from the beginning of their lives using tips from this book.

Oh! Once you get this book and love it. You will want to check out their blogs if you haven’t already.  Amy’s blog is  Teach Mama and Allison McDonald’s is No Time for Flashcards . They are awesome too.