Whew, it’s been a busy month! I hope you all took some well needed time for ‘R and R’ once school let out as I did. Everyone needed it including educators, students, and parents!! We were all exhausted. Now that the July 4th holiday celebrations are behind us, it’s time to refocus our efforts over […]
SPRING INTO SUMMER TO BOOST LANGUAGE & LITERACY AT HOME: KEEP THE FAUCETS ‘ON’ PART 1 Read More »
“Encourage your children/students to work at a pace that is ‘just right’.”
Do You Have TIME to READ this BLOG POST?… MAKE SOME…You Won’t Regret It! PART 2 Read More »
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
Do You Have TIME TO READ this BLOG POST? MAKE SOME…You Won’t Regret It! PART 1 Read More »
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
What Does a Weekly Spelling Test Really DO FOR and TO Kids and Parents??? PART 2 Read More »
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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Be the parent (or teacher!) who forges ahead, saying, “I think I can, I think I can…”
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
The Miracle of Language: Jeri’s First Intentional Language! Read More »
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
“If I Ate Smarties Every Day, I Thought I Would Get Smarter” Read More »
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
