The World: Child Development

The infant, the toddler, the child, the adolescent, and the adult.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Literacy

So I do not have any child development related news right now. I will do some reading and get back to all of my fans about the issue of adolescent literacy. Since I will be taking part in an adult summer reading program I want to look into adolescents and their reading abilities. I will read a few articles and get back to you on what I find.

Phone conversation

Phone rings. I know its J calling.
Me: Hey
J: Hey, hows it going?
M: Good. How are you?
J: Good. What are you doing?
M: Reading.
J: Reading? Reading for what?
M: Just reading.
J: Oh ok. Sorry I didn't call you back last week. We had a surprise party for....
I just thought it was funny about the why are you reading. It is weird that we actually have time to read since during the semester it is all about papers and research for our classes. We just spent more time talking about our classes next semester and when we can get together to have lunch soon.