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fab resources for read across america week (& giveaway!)

It’s Read Across America Week! Everyone who’s anyone will be reading, thinking, talking, dreaming a little bit o’ Dr. Seuss this …
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best of teach mama countdown: #2 — spelling words

Yay! We’re getting down to the wire with this teach mama top 10 all-time best countdown! This post is one that I have shared probably more than …
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best of teach mama countdown: #4 — cooking with kids

Though our family has changed a ton in the three years that I’ve been writing this blog, one thing that has remained the same is my kids’ …
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best of teach mama countdown: #7 — me on the map

This activity is one that my kids still see every day because the circles are hanging in our Work Room, and it’s one that we talk about …
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best of teach mama countdown: #9 — building words, names

This post, which rolls in at #9, continues to surprise me with the amount of hits it gets. Maybe it’s the title: word building, name building …
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advent activity calendar 2011

It’s that time of year again, when everyone’s scrambling to do a million trillion things in 24 days. Christmas music’s been playing …
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we teach holiday learning eBook

we teach: holiday learning eBook — free, fab, filled with ideas

Hip, hip, HOORAY!!  The we teach holiday learning eBook is hot off the presses! Filled with fabulous ideas from over 30 brilliant members of our …
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back-to-school shopping with three crazy-cool kids

After our crazy-successful Smart Summer Challenge, I needed a little week-long offline vay-cay to say the least! Our Smart Summer Challenge was a …
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why I love back-to-school shopping (especially with kids)

Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post.  Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this …
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smart summer challenge fun learning ideas: week 4

It’s almost week #4 of our Smart Summer Learning Challenge–the campaign we’ve created to let all parents know the important–and totally fun–role they …
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smart summer challenge fun learning ideas: week 3

It’s almost week #3 of our Smart Summer Learning Challenge–the campaign we’ve created to let all parents know the important–and totally fun–role they …
Read moresmart summer challenge fun learning ideas: week 3

smart summer challenge fun learning ideas: week 2

It’s almost week #2 of our Smart Summer Learning Challenge–the campaign we’ve created to let all parents know the …
Read moresmart summer challenge fun learning ideas: week 2

cars 2: what you should do before you see the movie

Ka-CHOW! Have plans to see Cars 2 anytime this summer? Want to know how you can throw in a little bit of learning–and I mean a little …
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making writing fun with a mini-me collage

Today, after lunch and before we went back to the pool for the afternoon, I hit the craft room with Maddy, Owen, and Cora to do something I always …
Read moremaking writing fun with a mini-me collage

summertime fun cards 2.0: making the most of our summer

It’s been busy here this week, our first official week of summer, with me heading out of town for Type-A Parent Conference and my husband …
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summertime learning eBook: free and filled with fun ideas!

I am beyond excited to share the news of a project that’s been consuming my life for the last two weeks (hence, the few blog posts over here. . …
Read moresummertime learning eBook: free and filled with fun ideas!

appreciating teachers: water bottle notes & more!

So many of us are busier than busy, but being that this week is Teacher Appreciation Week and being that teachers work their tails off for our kiddos, …
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free spring crafts ebook! (for everyone!)

I’m over the moon to have been invited by my pal, Allie, to contribute to her spring crafts ebook, and I’m even more grateful to have the …
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word building, name building (and crossing the line)

I try really hard to mix things up for Owen and Cora during homework time; some days they just color.  Some days they paint.  But at least 2-3 times …
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new year’s family interview 2.0

It’s been a post-holiday whirlwind of Wii, Legos, and new games around here, so our Winter Break has literally flown by. With my husband’s …
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My name is Amy Mascott, and I’m a reading specialist and former high school English teacher. I’m also the creator of teachmama.com  where since 2008, I’ve helped families make meaningful connections with their kids and build bridges between home and school. 

As an educator, I’m always trying to share important information—bc I really think that when we know better, we do better. This series is part of my final project for a course I’m taking through Advancement Courses called ‘understanding dyslexia’. 

And as a reading teacher, I need to know all I can about this condition. What I realized is that I had a lot to learn—maybe you, as a parent or teacher yourself, can also stand to learn a little bit. 

Maybe, like me, you’ve grown up thinking that dyslexia was a condition where people read letters backwards—b for d or p for g? Maybe you thought, like I did, that if a person was dyslexic, they saw all of the letters jumbled together on the page? I’m here to tell you that both of those things are untrue. 

So if you would like to learn a little about dyslexia—if you would like for me to ‘de-mystify dyslexia’ for you, then follow along! 

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How can people with dyslexia learn to read? 🤔

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Lately when I find four leaf clovers, I’ve been leaving them. 🍀🤷🏼‍♀️

So if you’re in Maryland, and you happen upon a lonely, little 4-leafer with very little grass, weeds, or leaves around it, I don’t know WHO tried to set you up for success.

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Okay—how do we know if someone has dyslexia? 

Which professionas are able to make that important determination? 

▶️ Watch to find out. 

Hit me with the questions you still have about dyslexia—and know we have a few more posts to go!

#demystifyingdyslexia #raiseareader #teachreading #readingteachersofig
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What are some of the common signs of dyslexia?

Watch to learn and find out!

#demystifyingdyslexia #readingteacher #raiseareader #teachreading #dyslexia
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True ✅ or false ❌?

#demystifyingdyslexia #dyslexiaeducation #readingteacher #raiseareader #teachreading
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What do you know about dyslexia? 

What questions do you have about dyslexia? 

For the next few weeks leading up to my own start to the school year I am sharing a new series called “De-Mystifying Dyslexia” and I would love for you to join me! 

Follow in my stories or on the highlight above!

#dyslexia #teading  #readingteacher #raiseareader #demystifyingdyslexia
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(Part 2) 

The series will be shared on IG stories, on tiktok, on the teachmama facebook page, and in the Take 5 newsletter. 

Look for the logo on social, and if you want to receive the whole thing via email, then sign up for Take5 on the link below. 

I’m really excited about this. It’s taken a long, long time to create, and the only thing I ask is that you, once viewing it all, could take 2 minutes to give me some feedback. There will be a google form on the last of the slides, at the end of the series. I thank you, I appreciate you, and I look forward to learning along with you.

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Hi and thank you for your interest in watching my ‘de-mystifying dyslexia’ series. 

My name is Amy Mascott, and I’m a reading specialist and former high school English teacher. I’m also the creator of teachmama.com  where since 2008, I’ve helped families make meaningful connections with their kids and build bridges between home and school. 

As an educator, I’m always trying to share important information—bc I really think that when we know better, we do better. This series is part of my final project for a course I’m taking through Advancement Courses called ‘understanding dyslexia’. 

And as a reading teacher, I need to know all I can about this condition. What I realized is that I had a lot to learn—maybe you, as a parent or teacher yourself, can also stand to learn a little bit. 

Maybe, like me, you’ve grown up thinking that dyslexia was a condition where people read letters backwards—b for d or p for g? Maybe you thought, like I did, that if a person was dyslexic, they saw all of the letters jumbled together on the page? I’m here to tell you that both of those things are untrue. 

So if you would like to learn a little about dyslexia—if you would like for me to ‘de-mystify dyslexia’ for you, then follow along! 

(Continued on next VIDEO)

#readingteacher #teachersofIG #demystifyingdyslexia

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