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Life
Notes from Thom’s life of teaching, reading, and travel.
Life
· Books and reading
Anne Frank and the Enchanting Pull of a Nation’s Literary Heritage
A personal reflection on how Anne Frank’s diary — and reading for the joy of it as a child — grew into a dream of standi...
2 min read
·Jul 30, 2026
Life
· Books and reading
Childhood Amnesia
Being told stories, and everything to do with reading and writing, is a large part of what lets a child form early memor...
4 min read
·Aug 29, 2026
Life
· Books and reading
In Fact, Every Child Likes Reading and Being Read To
A book that overwhelmed me, that first opened up, and then changed, how I see walking alongside children in READING.
3 min read
·Aug 29, 2026
Life
· Books and reading
What Do Poems, Scriptures and Sutras Do for the Brain and for Memory?
If you love someone, read for them.
4 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· Books and reading
Can Children and Old People Learn to Read the Same Way?
The answer is YES — if we read aloud to them.
5 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· Books and reading
Language Nutrition
Language Nutrition, and what parents can do for their child
3 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· Books and reading
The English reading app I like best
Epic!
1 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· Books and reading
Michelle Kuo’s Reading with Patrick
The only thing I want to do with them: read together.
3 min read
·Sep 5, 2026