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May 31, 2023

Reading Before Reading

Reading instruction begins early and is directly related to oral language development. Before jumping into the academic side of reading,...

May 20, 2023

Bring the Little Children to Me

With so many dismal news breaks and frightening headlines, perhaps we need a glimmer of hope, a moment of fun. This thought leads me to...

May 15, 2023

Words Can Destroy Truth

Do Not Be Fooled Please do not be fooled. No matter what the name or claim, vouchers harm public education. Parents who want to send...

May 12, 2023

Build It and They Will Come to Write

In 2022, I posted an article about writing tools designed to help children with dysgraphia (writing challenges). I titled the post,...

May 8, 2023

Books I Recommend

Dr. Bailey's book, Conscious Discipline, shares ways to use encouragement to teach children to value themselves and to honor others. Dr....

Apr 24, 2023

Catching Handwriting

Writing Development For most children, art development leads directly to writing. As children experiment with lines and shapes, they...

Apr 14, 2023

Teaching Kids to "Catch" Reading

Emerging Pre-Literacy Emerging literacy begins at birth and includes all language experiences that contribute to literacy development....

Apr 4, 2023

Start Teaching Before Birth

I would like to create a section devoted to preparing children to read. Preparation begins before birth when parents read aloud, sing,...

Feb 20, 2023

Perfect Artistic Imperfections

Process Art Process art provides an experience that is “child-directed,” “choice-driven,” and based on discovering what can happen when a...

Feb 13, 2023

Let's Encourage Critical Thinking

Certainly, no responsible parent or educator wants young people reading trash or vaguely concealed lies. A narrow line often separates a...