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New London, New Hampshire “We are lucky people in this community to be home to many great writers and artists, but I think there is…

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Read-Aloud Guru  Jim Trelease is a hero to millions. Jim Trelease is a hero to me, Angie Miles, founder of HAPPY Reading. The year that…

You know him as an actor and director. From his earliest role as Kunta Kinte in the consciousness-raising mini-series, Roots, in 1977… to his role…

Al’s Apples-FF (Sound of A) Level A/B Al’s Apples-FF T1 Al’s Apples-FF T2 Al’s Apples-FF T3 Beck’s Long Neck (ECK Family or CK Ending) Level…

Browse our full poems database according to specific word study features and reading levels, as well as tips on how to get the most out…

Bibliotherapy It’s difficult to overestimate the healing potential in a good children’s book. HAPPY Reading can assist with connecting the right books with the right…

HAPPY Transitions Home Advantage with Parents as Partners for Youth – Transitions One of the most challenging times in the lives of many families is…

HAPPY Primary Home Advantage with Parents as Partners for Youth- Primary Since 2004, HAPPY Reading has been providing services for elementary schools wanting to improve…

Beetle’s Surprise (Social Studies) Beetle’s Surprise S Beetle’s Surprise SS Digits (Math) Digits S Digits SS Detail-Digits-CC Detail-Digits-DC Detail-Digits-MD Detail-Digits-NC Detail-Digits-VA Fishing and Fiddling (Social…

Browse our full Reader’s Theater database according to subject matter, specific word study features, and reading levels, as well as tips on how to get…

If you don’t already know about this book, I’d like to introduce you to a new best friend. For nearly three decades, the guidance found in Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook has helped millions of par

High Achiever Topics from HAPPY Reading (Home Advantage with Parents as Partners for Youth) WORKSHOP 1- WHAT MAKES A HIGH ACHIEVER? (for parents and care…

Word Study In the 1970s, Charles Read (appropriately named) discovered that the invented spelling of very young children was not at all random. He recognized…

The Five Pillars of Reading Instruction were set forth by the National Reading Panel in 2000. The panel of educators had spent two years reviewing…

More Pillars From HAPPYReading.org Experts in the field of literacy and of reading instruction, in particular, widely acknowledge the value of the National Reading Panel’s…

“First you learn to read. Then you read to learn.” – Unknown Children spend the earliest years developing their reading skill. Then they rely on…

Why does anyone do anything? People do things because they want to do them… because they have the desire. This has always been true and…

A few years ago a small article appeared in a local newspaper. It was picked up by a number of other news organizations. No wonder……

Our collective goal as educators is that students succeed with reading. Even more than that, we want them to develop into strong communicators with a…

Standards-Based Learning Educators tend to have strong feelings about academic content standards. Whether it’s state standards or national standards or the new Common Core State…