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March is nationally recognized as Reading Month and for the past fifteen years, the National Education Association (NEA) has sponsored the Read Across America Day. It takes place yearly on or near March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. To promote March as Reading Month, let’s revisit some wonderful articles. Developing a Love for Reading and [...]
As we approach Thanksgiving I have been pondering my life. After 13 years of homeschooling, thoughts about my homeschool journey always shine brightly. I love homeschooling my precious little boys, and I am especially grateful that I began my journey before I even knew that I had children with learning differences. I’m sure it would [...]
Perhaps your child has a speech problem; not one of those cute “developmental” speech errors that will go away on its own, but errors that persist and make him hard to understand. If so, you have probably considered speech therapy. Teaching him to pronounce his sounds correctly will fix everything…or will it? Would you be [...]
Here is a reading research fact every parent and teacher must burn into their memory bank: All reading programs work but not for all students. More importantly, all reading programs produce failing students. One of these failing students might be your child – especially if your child is special needs and needs more than a [...]
As E’s 7th grade year came to a close, we noticed that it was impossible to get him to read for pleasure. His mind was focused too much on movies, tv or even WII or Xbox plots and dialogue. As he said, “Why do I have to read anyway?” Drastic Measures to Encourage Reading Over [...]
Have Fun Teaching is a fabulous site full of educational material for parents and teachers. There are worksheets, coloring pages, flashcards, and more. But what caught my attention are their songs teaching the letters of the alphabet on YouTube. They have an Alphabet Song teaching all the letters that has been viewed on YouTube over [...]
“Reading to your child is one of the most important language development activities you can do. I recommend that you read to your child daily.” ~ Diane Bahr, MS., CCC-SLP Do you know that more than 1/3 of US kids enter kindergarten lacking basic language skills? This lack of basic skills impacts early literacy as this [...]
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) provides programs, information, and events to support children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities in school, work, and life in general. Through one of their other sites, Get Ready to Read! (GRTR!), they offer: Screening Tool to evaluate the early literacy skills in young children; activities to work on [...]
“I am a teacher, first and foremost. I am not an ‘expert’, a researcher, or a scientist. I am an educator who enjoys sharing successful ideas and strategies with other educators,” says Kimberly A. Henry at the start of her Acknowledgements in How Do I Teach This Kid to Read: Teaching Literacy Skills to Young [...]
Reading isn’t the same as comprehending. If your child can read words, but you’re not sure he is conceptualizing their meaning, consider using this simple strategy from Kimberly A. Henry’s book, How Do I Teach This Kid to Read: Teaching Literacy skills to Young Children with Autism, from Phonics to Fluency. What the Text-Picture Match [...]
