WHY DO I SUGGEST STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE READING/SPELLING/WRITING BRAIN PROCESSES? Let’s talk about this phrase: “Knowledge is POWER.” Don’t you agree? The more students of any age know abour how a task is accomplished, it’s got to have a positive outcome. Children and parents alike are often confused and upset when things aren’t going well …
Why Write a Thank You Note? A thank you note is simply an effective and simple way to show appreciation for the kindness of others in terms of generosity and support.. One can write a thank you note not only for gifts received (’tis the season), but also for any kind gesture including, but not …
“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!”
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 »
I’m going to respond to a question posed by a parent recently on a Facebook Group. Parents and teachers repeatedly pose this same question concerning the sounds and spellings of suffix -ed. All stakeholders (children, parents, teachers) need to understand that the English language is a ‘morphophonemic language’. What’s that??? It’s a pretty long word, …
A Question From A Parent Answered: All About Suffix -ed Read More »
“I’m Reese, and I’m here to teach you how your brain learns to read!”
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 …
What Does a Weekly Spelling Test Really DO FOR and TO Kids and Parents??? PART 2 Read More »
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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Question Posed: How can I help my child learn to spell? Part 2 – Early Elementary Students (and beyond if necessary) As I reread last week’s post, I realized that it was long, heavy on theory, and easy for folks to get ‘lost in the sauce’–time to unpack some of the information. So, for this …
Parents Ask: How Can I Help My Child Learn To Spell – Part 2 “Meat and Potatoes” Read More »
PART 1-Early Elementary Students “Reading [decoding…my add] is like breathing in, and writing [spelling…my add] is like breathing out.” Pam Allyn Pam Allyn’s quote refers to the idea of sharing the voices and perspectives of the reader and the writer, but I think it also perfectly captures the reciprocal and interdependent nature of reading and …
Parents Ask: How Can I Help My Child Learn to Spell? – Part 1 Read More »