The Scene When Reading To Children (Provided by the National Education Association) • Keep reading to your child even when he can read. Read books that are too difficult or long for him to read alone. • Try reading books with chapters and talk about what has happened in the story. Encourage your child to make predictions about what will hap- pen next, and connect characters or events to those in other books and stories. • Talk with your child about read- ing preferences that are beginning to develop. Ask whether she likes adven- ture stories, mysteries, science fiction, animal stories or stories about other children. Encourage her to explain the reasons for preferences. • Talk with your child about favorite authors and help him find additional books by those authors. • Take turns reading a story with your child. Don't interrupt to correct mistakes that do not change the meaning. • Talk about the meaning of new words and ideas introduced in books. Help your child think of examples of new concepts. • Talk with your child about stories using the notions of the beginning, middle and end of the story to organ- ize thinking and discussion. • Ask your child to tell why a char- acter might have taken a specific action. Ask for information from the story to support her answer. Are you good at word searches, mazes, secret codes? Then AppleTrees 'Are You Puzzled?" is perfect for your If you solve this weeks challenge (open to adults and children of all ages), send your solution, along with your name and city of residence, to arrive NO LATER THAN Tuesday, July 29, to I Found It' do AppleTree, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034. Or e- mail your guess to paljoey@earthlinknet We'll print the names of everyone who solves the puzzle (or even gives it a great shot) here in A_ppleTree. Read Across America, a division of the National Education Association, encourages reading among families throughout the coun- try. Two years ago, Read Across America conducted a survey (it hasn't been repeated, so keep in mind these are all books published prior to 2001) to find the favorite books of teachers and children. The children's top five vote getters were: #5) Arthur (series) by Marc Brown #4) The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss #3) Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss #2) Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine And in first place (this comes as no surprise ...) #1) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling The teachers' top five vote getters were #5) Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak #4) The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss #3) Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss #2) The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg And in first place? That's what you have to guess! Incoming YAD President Amy Schlussel is shown with President-elect Brian Satovsky and outgoing President Scott Kaufman. YAD Elects New Officers Federation's Young Adult Division (YAD) marked its 65th year with a summer party/annual meeting last month at the Bingham farms home of Doreen Hermelin. YAD's new slate of officers and directors were installed. The new president is Amy Carson Schlussel. President-elect is Brian Satovsky. Officers are Gayle Friedman, Lome Gold, Jeffrey Schlussel, Bradley Urdan and Sheri Wagner. Schlussel emphasized YAD'S call to action to reach, connect and to make a difference in the lives of others. "Make it a point this year to become passion- ate," she said. "Visit an agency, travel to Israel, educate yourself on what YAD and Federation do." Incoming members of the YAD board are Rabbi Jonathan Berkun, Jay Cohen, Jeremy Crane, Tony Fayne, Randall Fogelman, Jennifer Lerner Friedman, Jordan Glass, Daniel Haberman, Mirian Kruger, Gal Mailer, Mara Moss, Leslie Roth, Sarah Roth, Matthew Shane and Chad Zamler. Joshua Opperer was honored as the 2003 recipient of the Mark Family Young Leadership Award. Scene Happenings For college age through 30-something. This calendar is published the second Friday and the last Friday of each month. July 25 Friday, 7:30 p.m. YAD Shul Crawl at Temple Emanu-El. Service in the garden, weather permitting. Dessert kiddush. July 26 Saturday, 7-10:30 p.m. Jdate party at Sevin night club in Pontiac. Cost: $15 at wwwjdate.com or $25 at the door. July 30 Wednesday, 8 p.m. YAD Exotic Bar Night at J. Alexander's with 25 Israeli counselors from Tamarack Camps. Call: Jonathan Goldstein, (248) 203-1471. Aug. 10 Sunday, 11 a.m. Picnic at Teitel Jewish Apartments, Oak Park, with the senior residents. No charge, and food will be served. RSVP: Jonathan Goldstein, (248) 203-1471. Aug. 17 Sunday, 6:30 a.m. departure. Rafting and BBQ on the Au Sable River. For information, register and pay online at www.jfind.org/YAD/eventsirafting.asp A2 Shabbat In The Park The Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County is hosting a Shabbat in the Park program at Ann Arbor's Burns Park on Friday, Aug. 15. Singles, couples and families are invited. The cost of $10 for adults, $5 for children includes dinner, dessert, songs and Israeli dancing. The group will meet near the shelter at Baldwin Avenue and Wells Street. In case of rain, the event will be at the Washtnaw JCC. To RSVP, call Felicia Littky at the Federation, (734) 677-0100. 7/25 2003 63