IT WAS JUST ANOTHER BIKE RIDE, AND…. On a relatively cool Sunday morning in August, I set out to complete a 50 mile bike ride to benefit our local Ohio and Erie Towpath Coalition. Between my husband and me, we raised several thousand dollars as per the support of our family and friends. I hadn’t […]
JUST ANOTHER BIKE RIDE: HELPING PEDIATRICIANS WITH KIDS’ LEARNING Read More »
“My mum used to feed me alphabet soup when I was a kid. She insisted on me telling everyone that I loved it. I didn’t really, she was just putting words in my mouth!”
The Vowels Are In Charge–Even in Alphabet Soup! Read More »
This month, I ‘teamed up’ with my colleague and friend, Dr. Kelly Moran. We share our thoughts on what parents can do to foster their children’s literacy development by likening the approach to a coach’s involvement in each individual athlete, as well as the team. DO SHARE with other parents, as well as teachers, school
Back to School ‘Literacy Acceleration Playbook’ for Parents, Teachers, and Leaders Read More »
SO MUCH BETTER for students to have the ability to say, “I’m not sure” instead of “I don’t know”!! Let’s aim for a growth mindset by teaching kids and remembering to say “I’m not sure” in place of “I don’t know” or “I dunno”–that’s even worse! I cannot tell you how many students (and teachers)
The POWER of “I’m Not Sure” Read More »
“What do the words make you picture?” –Lori Josephson
Oh No! When I Read, All I See Is a Black Curtain…HELP! Read More »
Yesterday the New York Times announced that it has acquired Josh Wardle’s newest word craze, Wordle, for “7 figures”. I read that millions of people now play it daily and that it has only been in existence for a little over 3 months! Many people even routinely post their ‘Wordle prowesses and pitfalls’ on social
WORDLE: Location, Location, Location and a lot MORE!! Read More »
Many multi-generational families spent time together this past weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving and the start of the Holiday Season together. A grandparent posed this question: “Why is ‘xylophone’ a poor word choice to use when teaching the letter ‘X’?” SO many children’s ABC books are out there on the market ready to purchase for well
A Grandparent Question Answered: ‘X’ is NOT for ‘xylophone’! Read More »
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
WHAT’S THE BUZZ ABOUT? A SOUND WALL? A WORD WALL? PLEASE EXPLAIN…PART 2 Read More »
“I’m Reese, and I’m here to teach you how your brain learns to read!”
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