Susan Stoderl
- 2 days ago
- 2 min
Banning Books | An Attack on Child and Adult Literacy
A small embittered minority is attacking K-12 school libraries and public libraries. They attack and ban teaching that does not agree...
Susan Stoderl
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
Middle-Grade Time Travel Book | Reading Chapter 12 of Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors
Two enslaved children set out on the Maritime Underground Railroad in 1832, but end up in New York City in 2019.
Susan Stoderl
- Sep 26
- 2 min
Illiteracy, Crime, Welfare, and Poverty Go Hand in Hand
Fourth grade is the turning point for achieving literacy in a child’s life. If a child is not reading at a fourth-grade level while in...
Susan Stoderl
- Sep 22
- 2 min
Magical Realism Enlightens Middle-Grade Book Series, Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers
During my book launch on September 12, my co-host Jess Kotzer asked me what drew me to the magical realism genre. In magical realism,...
Susan Stoderl
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Child Literacy | The Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing in Public Education| Part 1
In the United States, standardized tests in public education have been around since the mid-19th century, when the famous school...
Susan Stoderl
- Sep 5
- 2 min
Child and Adult Literacy | Public Education Under Siege
I read an article recently by Thom Hartmann, which is certainly related to literacy and/or the lack thereof. It addresses something I...