I’ve been pondering the subject matter of this article for a good many days…every time I sit down to write, both my heart and my mind hurt…but keep reading… Here are the facts I have been reading/hearing about, and sights I am seeing confirming these facts: May is Mental Health Awareness Month The United States […]
Taking Its Toll On Everyone…See The Light in the Shadows and Keep Reading Read More »
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
PARENTS!! IT’S UP TO YOU TO BELIEVE!! YOUR CHILD(REN)’S SUCCESS DEPENDS ON IT!! Read More »
“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.”
Switching Gears: “Back to School Routines” for YOU! Read More »
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 »
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
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,
I find myself carrying around my iPad, laptop, and/or iPhone all day every day…this is no way to live an authentic life..especially as a child. Who knew that a 6 year old would learn the word ‘mute’ and know how to use a ‘chat box’?
DEAR PARENTS | L TO THE THIRD POWER!! WHO REMEMBERS CHUTES AND LADDERS? I think pretty much everyone or at least most of us. WHAT DOES CHUTES AND LADDERS HAVE TO DO WITH THE ‘COVID SLIDE’? I think pretty much everything. WHAT IS THE ‘COVID SLIDE’? As I wrote on my website (FAQs Section), the
The ‘Covid Slide’: What Does Chutes and Ladders Have To Do With It? Read More »