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WHAT’S THE BUZZ? ABOUT A SOUND WALL, A WORD WALL? PLEASE EXPLAIN…PART 1

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‘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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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!

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“I’m Reese, and I’m here to teach you how your brain learns to read!”

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SPRING INTO SUMMER TO BOOST LANGUAGE & LITERACY AT HOME: KEEP THE FAUCETS ‘ON’ PART 1

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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

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Do You Have TIME TO READ this BLOG POST? MAKE SOME…You Won’t Regret It! PART 1

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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

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The Miracle of Language: Jeri’s First Intentional Language!

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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

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“What Does Reading Look Like At 17 Months Old?”

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This is Oliver, the adorable grandson of one of my longtime friends and colleagues, Sharon R. Please do spend literally 1 minute watching this short video. Here it is! This 17 month old provides us with much information we can use as we approach helping our children understand and enjoy language and literacy, and of

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