3-2-1 Tuesdays with Ms Niv

Issue #260, 1st July 2025

“What kind of reader does your student/ child see themselves as right now?” This question helps you understand the child’s current self-perception. Do they think they’re “bad” at reading, or that reading is boring? Do they only see themselves as capable of certain types of books?

“How can I connect reading to what this child/student already loves and values?” Every child has interests, whether it’s dinosaurs, video games, sports, art, or friendship drama. The key is finding books, stories, and reading experiences that tap into these existing passions.

“What reading successes can I celebrate and build upon?” This shifts your focus from what the child can’t do to what they can do. Maybe they’re great at predicting what happens next in stories, or they remember incredible details, or they ask thoughtful questions. Maybe they love being read to, even if they struggle with independent reading. Recognizing and celebrating these strengths helps children see themselves as capable and builds the confidence they need to take on new reading challenges.

Go on, have a read through this news letter for the next couple of minutes and perhaps you will be able to help your student, your own child or even yourself to build your reading identity.

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Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“Few things linger longer or become more indwelling than that feeling of both completion and emptiness when a great book ends. That the book accompanies the reader forever from that day forward is part of literature’s profligate generosity.”
― Pat Conroy, My Reading Life

“One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.” – Carl Sagan

One Video of the Week

According to the US Department of Education, more than 85 percent of black fourth-grade boys aren’t proficient in reading. What kind of reading experiences should we be creating to ensure that all children read well? In a talk that will make you rethink how we teach, educator and author Alvin Irby explains the reading challenges that many black children face — and tells us what culturally competent educators do to help all children identify as readers.

Reading with Ms. Meenu: Tip of the week

Work towards Raising Readers:

Let’s trace the path to literacy from birth through early elementary school with stories and science that illuminate the way we can influence our kid’s success. It is always suggested and done by many parents to buy picture books, read to kids at night, enrol them in good schools and it’s over.

But the fact is, a more expansive approach is both possible and invaluable today because of the increasing demands of modern work, school and life. Your aim isn’t to do what proved sufficient for some in previous generations, but rather to do what’s like to prepare your children to reach their full potential. Is it enough to just read to them every night? With this fast-paced life surrounded by technology,  I wonder about these questions:

·         How do you make family reading a habit?

·         And if you do, does that ritual really bring about the host of benefits it’s been praised for?

·         What else is required for parents to get the job done?

·         What are the fun ways to encourage, teach and advocate reading habits for your child?

·         How to envision the idea in place that you’ll be better equipped to nurture your child’s literacy, years before they can be expected to distinguish letters or sounds, let alone read words or paragraphs.

Think about all these pointers and stay tuned for the research-based answers in our next week’s literacy article. Until then keep reading!

Meenu Gera

Consulting home and school librarian reading guide

Career assessment, guidance, and placement strategies:

The Healthcare Industry internationally is currently valued at 8.36 trillion and is projected to reach 18 trillion by 2030. Here are the primary 57 patient-centric job roles creating extended jobs for assistants and technologists:

International Job Roles & Average Salary per annum (US market)

Oral and Facial Surgeon$310k	Gynecologist & Obstetrician$300k	Dermatologist$300k
Radiologist$300k	Ophthalmologist$270k	Orthodontist$270k
Psychiatrist$250k	Internal Medicine Physician $245k	Pathologist$265k
Rehabilitation Physician$235k	Sports Medicine Physician$ 230k	Urologist$ 230k
Immunologists & Allergists$230k	Hospitalist$230k	Preventive Medicine Physician $230k
Pediatrician$200k	Dentist $165k	Podiatrist$158k
Prosthodontist$144k	Optometrist$125k	Nurse Practitioner$120k
Pharmacist$118k	Assistant Anesthesiologist$ 120k	Veterinarian$117k
Health Service Managers$119k	Medical Scientist$104k	Biomedical Engineers$100k
Radiation Therapist$ 95k	Occupational Therapist$90k	Vision Rehabilitation Therapist $ 89k
Audiologist$85k	Epidemiologist$87k	Genetics Counselor $86k
Dental Hygienist$80k	Sonographer$80k	Speech Language Pathologist $ 86k
Acute Care Nurses$ 83k	Chiropractor$81k	Registered Nurse$82k
Acupuncturist$73k	Prosthetist$80k	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist $77k
Art Therapist$65k	Respiratory Therapist$ 68k	Nutritionist$67k
Midwives$65k	Hearing Aid Specialist$60k	Cardiovascular Technician$63k
Clinical Laboratory Technician $57k	Cytogeneticist$58k	Recreational Therapist$ 53k
Kinesiologist$52k	Licensed Vocational Nurse$51k	Exercise Physiologist$54k
Medical Transcriptionist$34k	Endoscopy Technician$41k	Phlebotomist$38k

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Dear reader,
I work with the school leadership team as an advisor and collaborate with teachers as a pedagogical trainer. I also help parents as a parenting counselor and regularly engage one-on-one with students as a personal guide and mentor. This weekly newsletter shares what I read, learn, and experience.

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