Do You Have TIME to READ this BLOG POST?… MAKE SOME…You Won’t Regret It! PART 2
“Encourage your children/students to work at a pace that is ‘just right’.”
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Do You Have TIME TO READ this BLOG POST? MAKE SOME…You Won’t Regret It! PART 1
I spent some time today chatting with a lovely woman who is the parent of a high school student with dyslexia. She is bound and determined to help as many children as she can to improve their reading outcomes moving forward. She tutors, but wants to be even better at it and teach others to
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What Does a Weekly Spelling Test Really DO FOR and TO Kids and Parents??? PART 2
Last week I introduced you to my former student, Luke, who requested testing and tutoring since he was “tired of needing parental signatures on his tests and then having to serve in ‘time out’.” How many fifth grader pre-adolescent boys do you know who would have done that? This week, I want to share with
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What Does a Weekly Spelling Test Really DO FOR and TO Kids and Parents??? PART 1
A parent recently posed this question to a Facebook Group I help moderate: My 1st grade son is experiencing difficulties with isolating phonemes and blending. He still cannot decode. His general education teacher refused to use the strategies that help him in her reading instruction and has promised to modify/differentiate his work, specifically spelling words
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“I think I can, I think I can, I think I can……”: Your Child’s/Student’s (and Yours Too!) Promise to be ‘The Little Engine That Could’
Be the parent (or teacher!) who forges ahead, saying, “I think I can, I think I can…”
The Miracle of Language: Jeri’s First Intentional Language!
It happened when she was 7 months old! Now she’s a bit over 9 months already!! We were visiting our granddaughter in Atlanta–another miracle in and of itself during the pandemic since she lives so far away. Let’s just say I could get a job as a truck driver given all the miles I’ve driven
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“If I Ate Smarties Every Day, I Thought I Would Get Smarter”
Today, I bring you sage words of wisdom from one of my students in the form of a conversation we had several weeks ago. I have known this lovely young girl since she was a struggling first grader. When I first met Jordyn, she arrived on the doorstep of my office as pretty much a
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Mind Your Ps and Qs: Simple Truths About b/d Letter Reversals–Should you worry or not? When and why to worry or not.
Watch your ‘bs’ and ‘ds’ and “mind your ps and qs”! Notice these are plurals rather than possessives, so no apostrophes! The necklace below symbolizes the p,q,b,d–so look closely (pqbd.org/jewelry), and was inspired by individuals with dyslexia to show support for dyslexia, start conversations, and raise funds for dyslexia organizations. Truth #1: Many children have
A Letter to Today’s Adolescent Students..I See You, I Hear You, I Share Your Many Feelings – Part 3 for Teens Age 13 and Up
My final thoughts on the return to brick and mortar school for our oldest students, ages 13 and up for both parents and these adolescents themselves. This has been so very tough, so I hear from students themselves and so I read–and I have done my share of reading on the subject. Mostly, what I
A Letter to Today’s Schoolchildren..I See You, I Hear You, I Share Your Many Feelings – Part 2 for Children Age 9-12 (or so)
Last week, I wrote a letter to be read to children (ages 5-about 8) with the intent of validating their true feelings about the return to school after a bit more than a year of either remote and/or hybrid schooling, or for some, brick and mortar schooling amidst the fear and confusion of the pandemic,