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Melanie Notaras

11 CRAZY and SURE FIRE ways to keep your kids READING

See, there's this thing called the summer slide that happens over the school holidays ... and sadly, no, it's not taking your kids t

Melanie Notaras

Reducing Anxiety of Reading

My daughter started at a new school two years ago and I walk her there every day. About halfway along there's a rise in the footpath, fo

Melanie Notaras

Comfort Reading - is it good for you?

Do you ever have times when it’s all too much - a transition period, a loss or an ongoing stress? Instead of a packet of chocolate biscuits,

Melanie Notaras

For The Love Of Books, Read This!

Did you let your first love slip away? I mean reading – that intense and passionate emotional affair you have with books long before your fi

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This is the baby machine that creates a better reader

Scientific research shows that babies ONLY learn language through face-to-face time with an actual living person (not at all through watchin

Melanie Notaras

CAN READ, but WON'T? Hook kids into books with these 9 great reading tips!

What was your favourite book as a kid? I bet you it was funny, or had adventure! Today’s kids aren’t any different, so if you have trouble g

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