Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday! If you haven’t already, please go watch last Thursday’s video post about better options than mandatory retention for ensuring 3rd graders can m … read more

Original article from CBS Detroit: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/02/01/to-boost-3rd-grade-reading-michigan-may-hold-back-more-kids/ Information and Research on Retention: http://www.du.edu/marsico … read more

Hi everyone, It is a very snowy Multisensory Monday here in Michigan.  Yup, that’s a picture of my backyard.  Between yesterday and today, I was out there with the snow blower 5 times!  5! All t … read more

  Students Struggling to Master Reading Skills?  Check These Aspects of Instruction If your students don’t seem to be mastering reading skills or moving towards automaticity, there are sev … read more

Hi everyone, This Monday is something special instead of a multisensory activity.  This Monday, Dite and I decided to write guest posts for each others’ blogs about why we do what we do.  Out of … read more

3 Fresh Ideas for Small Group Instruction 1) The teacher should work with the struggling students in small groups. 2) Keep the members and skills covered in small groups flexible. 3) Think of ways ot … read more