listening
what to say when kids make reading mistakes
So what should you say when a child makes mistake during reading? I’ve been asked this question so many times by my friends, by parents of students I tutor, and ...
creating word-conscious kids
A portion of this article was originally posted by me on ABC & 123 on 5/17/10. Just the way that some people will notice a kite in the sky, a ...
a sweet lesson on the power of voice
It’s never too early to teach our children that we all have a meaningful voice in our world. Whether it’s something as important as taking them with us to vote ...
farm-full of rich vocabulary words
I always cringe when I hear parents talking in baby voices and using baby words when interacting with their not-so-babyish children. Or other people’s not-so-babyish children, especially once those kiddos ...
s- blends bingo time!
Blends are so tough for some kiddos to grasp, and my intention for working on s-blends with Owen was not to frustrate him; rather, I hoped to help him with ...
working on a happy face
Similar to when she worked towards creating the perfect cat, a few days ago, Maddy worked herself into a frustrated fit over her attempt at the perfect face. Again, to ...
the where and when of speech sounds
As a Reading Specialist and English teacher, I am always looking for ways to make learning to read fun for the students I tutor and my own little emerging readers. ...
every picture tells a story
The Gardener, by Sarah Stewart and illustrations by David Small, is honestly one of the most beautiful children’s books I have ever read. The story takes place during the Depression ...
we need some balance here
We love the Balanced Literacy Framework. It is the type of Language Arts program we hope and pray that our children experience once they get to elementary school (and don’t ...
play-doh with noodles, please & thinking out loud
On this lazy, grey Sunday, Maddy requested that Play-doh be the activity of the morning. After pancakes and playtime in the living room, we pulled out all of the still-usable ...
