Quote from George Patton – famous for a lot of things, but I didn’t know that he also struggled with Dyslexia.
Confusing The Letters ‘b’ and ‘d’.
What is the one thing that just about every kid ever made has in common? At some point during the ‘learning to read’ process he or she went through a phase where he or she had a hard time telling
A Preschooler Tip on Writing…
Involve preschoolers – get them to sign their name in any and all greetings cards that you send out. At first it’s a great way to teach them to recognise and write the letters in their name but bigger picture
Getting Back To Play
It’s fall, and everything is about getting back to school. This is a reminder that it’s still important to play.
Crayon Love…
I love crayons. I love their bold bright colours and I can never resist reading the names of the colours…apparently I’m not the only one. There is a Wikipedia page that lists out all the crayola colours! They are good
My Kid Read His First Sentences And I Didn’t Say ‘Well Done.’
My son passed a big milestone this week. We completed the Treasure Island game inside the Treasure on Notch Hill gamepak for the first time. In the game, children have to read short sentences to win the opportunity to turn
Beautiful Quote
I don’t usually post quotes from parents at my workshops, but I thought that this one was really beautiful the other day. So with permission I’m reprinting it. “Supporting my son in his efforts to learn to read is not
I HAVE A LITTLE DRIEDEL…
…Unfortunately it’s not made out of clay. It came home with my son from preschool the other day and both he and I are quite enamored with it. Although I’m pretty sure we both have different reasons for our new
Mistake #1
And here is the final mistake from our mini series on the most common things that parents do wrong when introducing the alphabet. The number one most common issue is….. Mistake #1: Teaching the letter names and not the sounds.
MISTAKE #2: UPPER CASE FIRST.
Here is mistake #2 in our mini series on the three most common mistakes parents make when teaching the alphabet… are you ready for it… Mistake #2: Teaching the upper case first Every where you look around you, you will