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	<title>PLUS IT! Family Activities for Kids: Promote Learning, Family Literacy &#124; Esther Jantzen &#187; Thoughts and Ideas</title>
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		<title>A Sea Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s been a sea change in my life since I last wrote here. About seven years ago I started working on family literacy and parenting education projects. As a former high school English teacher in a large urban area, I came (somewhat belatedly) to the conclusion that we could make a significant improvement in American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parent Education: Improve School Success for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting education and family literacy got attention in the Los Angeles Times Online this week when they published an article I wrote. I’m pleased they accepted my submission! This article came about when I read an op-ed piece in the Monday (10/12/09) newspaper by former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan. He made six suggestions for how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OMG, I Just Met Jeannette Walls!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my gosh, I just met Jeannette Walls! She’s the author of the hugely best-selling (two-million sold already!) memoir of growing up in a wildly dysfunctional family, The Glass Castle. She’s as mesmeric, compassionate, and provocative in person and as a speaker, as she is as a writer. And I just realized that Jeannette Walls’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dazzling Review of Our Family Activities for Kids!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m cheering wildly! The family fun and educational activities for kids in Plus It! have received a big boost. How? Last week, an enthusiastic review of Plus It! and its parenting tips showed up on a website I enjoy, admire, and respect, one that covers &#8220;what really matters&#8221; (isn&#8217;t that a grand tagline): http://vickyandjen.com. Here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a Literacy Rich Home&#8211;3: Think Aloud When Reading Aloud</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading aloud to children is one of the very best things a parent or care-giver can do to prepare them for success in school. Sometimes people read aloud in a mechanical just-keep-turning-the-pages way. But you can also really PLUS a reading experience by using a technique called Think Aloud. I&#8217;ll bet both you and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idea: A Toy Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just learned of a new-to-me idea. It’s especially great for people living in small spaces, people on a budget, people who like variety, and people who have kids that grow up fast: it’s a toy library! An Austin, TX mother writes about it in her first blog entry. Check out http://austinfrugalmom.wordpress.com for details. (This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a Literacy Rich Home&#8211;2: Imagination</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. I’m reading a book about dreams and imagination and loving what I’m learning*. There are spectacular opportunities for parents to support the intellectual and emotional growth of kids when they encourage expressions of imagination! Why haven’t I read or studied about this in depth before? It feels like I’ve missed a whole world of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Godparents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esther Jantzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a godparent? Are you a godparent? What does the term mean to you? Godparenting is something I associate with the Catholic Church, and because I grew up as a Protestant, I didn’t know anything about the role. But Robert A. Johnson, a famous Jungian analyst whose memoir, Balancing Heaven and Earth, I [...]]]></description>
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