What Does Messy Handwriting Mean? As teachers, parents, and educators, we’ve all encountered a child with sloppy handwriting. Sometimes we are quick to judge the child as being lazy, messy, or s … read more

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful New Year and are off to a great start in 2017! We have some exciting changes happening this year! The first is that RLAC has finally become Brainspring! You … read more

Hi everyone, Thank you for emailing me your questions about Phonics First! I love hearing from you, especially you teachers I had a blast working with in Arkansas over the summer. Keep the questions c … read more

  Hi everyone, Summer is coming to an end. I hope those of you who started school already are enjoying a great start to the year. And those of you who haven’t, I hope you’re enjoying … read more

Hello everyone, This is Ingrid and my last post was phonemic awareness blending and segmenting for young students. Today I would like to talk about our older students and their needs. This Card Flip i … read more

Hello everyone, My name is Ingrid and I will be posting for the next few weeks (thanks, Sarah!). Today I would like to focus on the number one predictor of reading success or failure…Phonemic Aw … read more