Handwriting

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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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

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