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Allison McDonald is a preschool teacher and the mom behind the
popular early education website
No Time For Flash Cards,
which is
filled it with hands-on activities to help parents and teachers. While
studying elementary education at Lakehead University in Thunder
Bay, Ontario, Allison worked as a reading tutor and volunteered as a
buddy reader for underprivileged children. Allison began writing the
Raise a Reader
blog on Scholastic Parents with Amy Mascott in 2012.
Allison McDonald
Morning Session:
Rock Star Readers at School and Home
In this hands-on workshop, join co-authors Allison McDonald and Amy Mascott as they share
favorite tips from their book,
Raising a Rock–Star Reader: 75 Quick Tips to Help Your Child
Develop a Lifelong Love of Reading
. Participate in five-minute activities that help to develop
literacy skills and learn how to grow the next generation of rock-star readers.
AND PRESENTERS
Amy Mascott is the creator of
teachmama.comwhere, since 2008,
she has shared tools and resources parents can use to become the
best teachers they can be for their children. A reading specialist,
writer, and literacy consultant, Amy’s work has been featured on
dozens of online and print publications, including Scholastic Parents,
PBS Parents
,
readwritethink.org, PBS Digital Studios, and more.
Amy Mascott