Lynn Moore - St. Louis Correspondent

Hi! I am Lynn Moore, the St. Louis correspondent for PreschoolRock.com. As a teacher and mother, I love to write for preschoolers and about preschool activities and adventures. I am especially excited about writing about wonderful things for preschoolers and their families to do in the greater St. Louis area. I grew up here, and this is where we raised our son and daughter.
   
My teaching experience includes preschool, birth to three early intervention, and elementary school. I am certified to teach regular and special education.

In addition to writing as the St. Louis correspondent, I write the Preschool Adventures site for PreschoolRock.com. I also write for a number of publications for children and about children. My children's writing has been for Highlights for Children and Hopscotch Magazine. I also have a Level 1 Phonics Reader, Cave Dave, that will be available in March 2007. Innovative Kids is the publisher. Cave Dave is my first book. In fact, New Year's Day 2007 was the first time that I saw my book on Amazon! That was an amazing way to begin the new year. I hope that you will celebrate Cave Dave with me. Although it is an early reader, many preschoolers enjoy its comic-style and can read the words with a little support from a parent or older sibling.

I also write for several publications for teachers and parents: Nurture and Nanny, Special Needs Parenting, Homeschool Unlimited, Special Education Today, ParentLife, The Christian Communicator, and The Spirit-Led Writer.

Some of my favorite books for preschoolers and their parents are listed on the St. Louis and Adventures pages of PreschoolRock. It is almost impossible for me to pass a bookstore without checking the books in the children's section. I am obsessed with picture books and early/emergent readers.

Because I taught deaf children for many years I am particularly interested in how children develop language and how they become readers. Many people assume that deaf children and hearing children acquire language differently. In some ways, that is true. However, children who do not hear, must simply learn words and vocbulary in a very focused manner in which each sentence structure is taught individually. If you are the parent of a child with a disability, you will find many of the activities on PreschoolRock are perfect for both typically developing and special needs children. If you are looking for additional information that is specific to some area of special need, you may wish to visit my column, Special Needs Parenting, at the above link.

I have been fortunate to attend some writers' conferences in the last few years. If you are an aspiring writer, I suggest the workshops put on by Highlights for Children and the Write-to-Publish Conference in the Chicago area. Membership in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators is also a good idea if you want to write for children. This group offers a number of conferences and workshops in addition to valuable print and online resources.

I love to write, but my most important accomplishments are being a wife and being a mom to two wonderful children. When I was a single person and new teacher, many of my student's parents would gently say that I might see things differently when I had my own children. My daughter and son are now adults, but many of my ideas about working with preschoolers come from my experiences as a parent. Now, I understand better what preschoolers experience. Oh, yes! Our family also includes our two spoiled pugs, Milo and Zoe.