by Pat Marcello | Jan 30, 2011 | Writing
So, let’s talk about you as a reader, right? What makes you sit up and take notice when you’re reading a magazine or newspaper? Your personal interest zone, right? I mean, if you’re all into animal rights, stories about animals will probably pop out...
by Pat Marcello | Dec 12, 2010 | Writing
I love middle-grade readers. Though everyone’s basic personality is formed by five years old, they say, reading habits are formed at this stage, I think. I really have no psychological data to support that assumption, but it’s surely plausible. Cover of...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 23, 2010 | Writing
Continuing our series on “early readers,” let’s talk about who they are and where they’re coming from a bit more today. These aren’t infants and they’re not toddlers. They’re kids from about age 4 (the precocious) to about 8...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 22, 2010 | Writing
Kids seem to be in two categories: kids who enjoy books and kids who are more physical. The kids who enjoy books are easy to get reading, and this is something parents can instill when they’re growing from infant to young adult. But the kids who enjoy being more...
by Pat Marcello | Nov 21, 2010 | Writing
When you’re talking age with kids, they fall into distinctive patterns for what they can absorb intellectually. We’ve covered the preschoolers and picture book readers pretty well, and now, I’d like to take a look at “early readers”...
