Every child has their favorite subject in school. (Of course, when I was in school a million years ago, I always used to say my favorite subjects were lunch and recess.) While those students loving math, technology, and science seem …
As the quarantine slowly lifts in many regions across the country, it has already wrapped up the school year for most districts. The attempt to educate the students through e-learning met with some success in many areas, but for the …
One of the top indicators for academic success at an early age is the ability to read. Of course, this makes perfect sense as every subject, including math, involves being able to read fluently and with comprehension. To put it …
Middle school is the transitional period between elementary school and high school where a child is just beginning to understand what being a teenager is all about. At some schools, they call these years junior high, but for many districts, …
As a certified Reading Specialist with many years under my belt, I have worked with probably thousands of students who have struggled with reading. For one reason or another, they have a difficult time grasping the essential reading skills needed. …
There are multiple articles and books available on how to help struggling readers increase their overall reading achievement through research-based strategies and activities. These focus mainly on improving fluency and comprehension skills. But what about the kids that have true …
We have all been there. We read something, whether it is a whole page or just a paragraph, and we have no idea what we just read. It might as well have been in a different language. Once in a …
Like many people, my early struggles in life helped shape me into the person I am today. I became a Reading Specialist because of reading problems I had as a child. I can still recall being in first grade and …
The age old practice of teaching children the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make (“B says buh”) is still relevant and important. As you know, letters make words, which make up spoken and written sentences. A child’s …