September 2021

WHAT’S THE BUZZ ABOUT? A SOUND WALL? A WORD WALL? PLEASE EXPLAIN…PART 2

PART 1 RECAP If you did not read my last blog post (9/1/21), I shared why traditional Word Walls may not be optimal for children these days–these Word Walls can be confusing (‘the’ under the <t> column when clearly ‘the’ does not begin with /t/, but rather /th/), words which are outlined in ‘frames’ promote …

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ? ABOUT A SOUND WALL, A WORD WALL? PLEASE EXPLAIN…PART 1

‘THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’, HOPEFULLY FOR THE BETTER There’s a movement afoot…It’s known as the Science of Reading. What’s that?  You may be hearing more about it either from your own investigation, but more likely from the personnel at your children’s schools.  This definition is taken directly from whatisthescienceofreading.org: The Definition: The Science of …

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