Have you taught the letter sounds? What’s next?

Usually around this time of year, Kindergarten teachers have finished teaching the  consonant and short vowel sounds and hopefully some students are... View Article

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Are You Using Upper Case Letters Properly?

There are 4 main rules for using upper case letters:  the word ‘I’  the first letter of the first word... View Article

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From Old Language to New – What’s in the Future?

Who would have thought that my summer travels in Eastern Europe would inspire an education blog post! It was amazing... View Article

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Letter Sound Learning – Keep it Simple

I was asked recently why I didn’t have an action for each of my alphabet cues.  My answer – I... View Article

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A Journey From Selective Mutism to Speaking

Have you every worked with a student with Selective Mutism?  In my 34 year teaching career, I’ve  come across only... View Article

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Parallels Between Developing a Reader and Developing an Athlete

Thanks to my friend, Randy Goodman – a renown expert in sports physiotherapy – for allowing me to share his expertise in this... View Article

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7 Steps to Streamline Your Annual Placement Meetings

Those dreaded placement meetings!  I still don’t quite know how it happened, but somehow the organization, scheduling and chairing of... View Article

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Nonsense Words – Thanks Dr. Seuss!

I came across  an interesting article on the PBS Newshour website entitled “Not everyone’s sold on Seuss”.     Author Joshua Barajas... View Article

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Enhance Your Volunteer Program with Automaticity Drills

After reading my last post, I hope you are now planning to organize a volunteer reading program in your school!   It truly is... View Article

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Creative Writing or Creative Mess – 7 steps to support children with emergent writing skills

There was a knock on my door one morning – a struggling  Grade 1 student had been sent over to  show... View Article

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