NIE and the Family Like many parents today, you may often wonder
if you could do something at home to reinforce what your child
learns in school. Experts agree that children learn best when
parents are interested and involved in their education. Many
parents have found that reading and looking through the
newspaper with their children makes at-home learning both
enjoyable and effective. Seeing a parent read the newspaper
every day motivates a child to want to do the same -- read and
learn. In An Open Letter to Parents from a Children’s Author,
the author states: “I have been asked to give a few tips on
parents reading to their children. I do not have any answers
that are set in concrete. I can only tell you what goes through
my mind. One of the saddest things I hear almost every day is,
‘I don´t have the time to read to my children.’” HOT ISSUES and
COOL IDEAS By KRISTEN STERNBERG | NIE Educational Consultant The
kidnapping of journalist Daniel Pearl, a foreign correspondent
for the Wall Street Journal, broug