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‘THE ELEPHANT IN MY ROOM’: Helping Israeli kids cope with war – review

December 23, 2023December 23, 2023Arsen Mayer

Yael Walfish is a social worker based in Passaic, New Jersey. She wrote a therapeutic coloring book for children in Israel to help them cope with fear and trauma. The book is being distributed for free, with crayons, to displaced children in Israel, with versions in Hebrew and English. The Elephant in My Room is […]

Boost your vocabulary throughout your life to be a better reader

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023Arsen Mayer

A number of factors affect how we learn to read for the first time. Some of these factors benefit girls more than boys. Our reading skills and understanding of a text depend on the ability to decode texts, learn the letters of the alphabet, and know the different words and how they sound. However, vocabulary […]