Start Early!! Why wait? Start with oral language, encourage interest in letters, then speech to print (sound to symbol correspondences) to teach blending and segmenting! A few things crossed my desktop this week, but NOTHING compares to the birth of a new granddaughter, which also occurred this week!! That’s number 3 for me. Molly will […]
Why Wait? Literally (or is it Literacy?) from the Mouths of Babes! Read More »
For some students, even able ones, reading is just “too much” work. A little parable is then offered in support of teaching literacy skills efficiently, effectively, and in accordance with what we now know about how the human brain learns to read–in other words–aligned to The Science of Reading. HERE IS THE STORY — EVERYONE
“It’s Just TOO MUCH Work!!” Read More »
Is it YOUR or YOUR CHILD’s Enemy too? I am downsizing, moving, and relocating to another state in just a couple of weeks. So you know the story. These are the file cabinets that were once filled with paper—stuff from my home, stuff from my job(s), stuff from my kids. I suspect NO ONE will
Paper is MY Enemy! Read More »
I love sharing stories. That’s why I received a gift of a ‘storyteller poster’ which hangs in my office. And that’s why I continued to receive gifts relating to storytelling over the years. Image by Lori Josephson I used to talk with my students, all of whom had dyslexia to greater or lesser extents, about
Going Back To School Is Like A Roller Coaster…Especially On the First Day! Read More »
I listened to Dr. Tiffany Hogan speak… …at the annual AIM Institute Symposium last month. Her area of expertise is language comprehension, as she is currently the Director of Speech and Language (SAiL) Literacy Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professionals in Boston. Image by Lori Josephson She discussed catching students who experience
Tom Hid the Cat in the Shed…What’s This All About? Read More »
HELP ME PROCESS..TOUCH MY HAND My friend and colleague, Pam Kanfer, recently passed away after a long illness. I took Pam’s passing very hard—and still do. She was so important to so many people, especially to children, whether her own, her relatives, her children’s friends, or her students. Pam’s friend (and now colleague–keep reading), Holly
Touch a Hand and Touch a Heart Read More »
I recently read a novel entitled The Measure by Nikki Erlick. This quote resonated with me for many reasons: “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. That makes it hard to plan the day.” ― Nikki Erlick, The Measure A DELICATE BALANCE
Save the World or Savor Life: What’s Your Plan? Read More »
Since it is November with the holidays upon us all, a nod to cooking seemed appropriate to me. What does cooking have to do with literacy development? What can YOU do to ‘whip up’ successful literacy instruction whether you are a parent or a teacher or a teacher of teachers? Let’s start with this… I
A Recipe for Literacy Success! 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 »
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 »