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Knowing is Using: A Better Way to Teach Grammar

Knowing is Using: A Better Way to Teach Grammar

The idea of teaching grammar sounds like a horrible, stressful, no-good mess. I get why it’s important, but how do I teach it so my kids can actually use it?

Knowing is Using: A Better Way to Teach Grammar

The idea of teaching grammar sounds like a horrible, stressful, no-good mess. I get why it’s important, but how do I teach it so my kids can actually use it?

The Fun Files

The Fun Files

Deep learning requires engaged teaching, and engaged teaching takes time. During life’s busy seasons, include a little literacy practice each day while celebrating the season that you’re in. Use these...

The Fun Files

Deep learning requires engaged teaching, and engaged teaching takes time. During life’s busy seasons, include a little literacy practice each day while celebrating the season that you’re in. Use these...

Why Grammar Matters

Why Grammar Matters

A few years ago at a conference, I was approached by a 13-year-old girl (and her mother) and asked if I could explain why she needed to learn grammar. She was...

Why Grammar Matters

A few years ago at a conference, I was approached by a 13-year-old girl (and her mother) and asked if I could explain why she needed to learn grammar. She was...

Defining Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

Defining Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

The definitions for both dyslexia and dysgraphia are evolving as the research evolves. Dyslexia and Dysgraphia are language-based disabilities that impede development of reading, writing, and spelling skills.  They are...

Defining Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

The definitions for both dyslexia and dysgraphia are evolving as the research evolves. Dyslexia and Dysgraphia are language-based disabilities that impede development of reading, writing, and spelling skills.  They are...

Knowing is Using: The Groundwork for Gaining Knowledge

Knowing is Using: The Groundwork for Gaining Kn...

How do we know that we know something? More importantly, how do we know that our children know something? The traditional way of testing knowledge is exactly that—a test. Students...

Knowing is Using: The Groundwork for Gaining Kn...

How do we know that we know something? More importantly, how do we know that our children know something? The traditional way of testing knowledge is exactly that—a test. Students...

Don't "Dys" Labels

Don't "Dys" Labels

Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia & Developmental Language Disorders Students who are assessed to determine the cause of their reading struggles are often given a general diagnosis of “Specific Reading Disability.” This...

Don't "Dys" Labels

Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia & Developmental Language Disorders Students who are assessed to determine the cause of their reading struggles are often given a general diagnosis of “Specific Reading Disability.” This...