#DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH comes to an end! Some kids need to take the ‘long road’…Some of my best friends (and former students!) have dyslexia and I appreciate them all the more for it! Part 2
“I learned to be my own advocate.”
October is #DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH! Some kids need to take the ‘long road’…Some of my best friends (and former students!) have dyslexia and I appreciate them all the more for it!
I would like to share the story of Ashley, now a young woman who I’ve known for about twenty years. She has had a ‘long road’ marked by academic challenges and personal successes. Ashley, a student with severe dyslexia, was able to experience educational, vocational, and social-emotional success because she had the following important supports:
October is DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH! Dyslexia is a Constellation Diagnosis..and that makes a DIFFERENCE!
“Dyslexia is not contagious. I go to tutoring. I love to read, write and draw. I am a normal kid like you.” WHERE ARE YOUR CHILD(REN)/YOU IN TERMS OF LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW? Many parents whose child(ren) experience difficulty learning to ‘crack the code’ of the English language for reading and/or spelling may
PARENTS!! IT’S UP TO YOU TO BELIEVE!! YOUR CHILD(REN)’S SUCCESS DEPENDS ON IT!!
I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count how many times I received a phone call from a caring, and simultaneously frustrated parent with some variant of these words: “I know something is going on with my child. My child is not reading as easily as other kids and my child cannot spell. The
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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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Switching Gears: “Back to School Routines” for YOU!
“Just like switching gears on a bicycle eases the ability to ride a bike up a hill, switching gears in to ‘school mode eases the ability of children to adjust to the new school year.”
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TIME TO MEET REESE, THE STAR OF MY NEW VIDEO AND CHILDREN’S TALKING BOOK FRIEND, WHO WILL TEACH YOUR KIDS (AND YOU!) HOW THEIR BRAINS LEARN TO READ!
“I’m Reese, and I’m here to teach you how your brain learns to read!”
SPRING INTO SUMMER TO BOOST LANGUAGE & LITERACY AT HOME: KEEP THE FAUCETS ‘ON’ PART 3 (of 3 PARTS!)
As I’ve been saying all month, keep those ‘learning faucets’ flowing during the summer! This is the final blog in a series of three based upon the webinar I conducted in June to help families. I offer many resources to help children with their literacy journeys. Feel free to go back and read my first
SPRING INTO SUMMER TO BOOST LANGUAGE & LITERACY AT HOME: KEEP THE FAUCETS ‘ON’ PART 2 (of 3 PARTS!)
We (all stakeholders: parents, grandparents, other family members, caregivers, camp counselors, etc.) need to keep children’s ‘learning faucets’ flowing all summer long, especially to keep our kids’ language comprehension strong and even to improve it. If you read my last blog post, you learned about the importance of mindfulness/discussion/reflection in terms of family wellbeing, as