Hi everyone,  “Beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, instead of trying to learn whole words, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading, acco … read more

Hi everyone, I get to visit a lot of classrooms when I coach teachers who have taken the Phonics First training.  There have been 2 classrooms recently that took my breath away (in a good way).  In bo … read more

  Hi everyone, I started rereading Overcoming Dyslexia, by Dr. Sally Shaywitz, a few weeks ago.  I found myself learning just as much the second time around as I did when I first read the book a … read more

Hi everyone, I hope you all enjoyed a long, relaxing Labor Day weekend!  Since almost everyone has started their school year, I want to remind you that I am here to help however I can.  Don’t hesitate … read more

Hi everyone, Someone shared an article over Facebook recently about how the meaning of the word “literally” has changed to also mean “not literally”.  I literally just Googled it and this is what I fo … read more

Hi everyone, I thought about making today’s post into 2 separate ones, but since I will be on vacation next Thursday, I put them together to tide you over until I get back.  If you don’t have ti … read more