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Girl holding boxes of language arts skills, dropping some because there are too many that are not consolidated.

Coordinate and Consolidate!

The school year has lifted off! 'Tis the season of children struggling to wake up their snoozing summer brains, and parents furiously working to stay one step ahead. As a...

Coordinate and Consolidate!

The school year has lifted off! 'Tis the season of children struggling to wake up their snoozing summer brains, and parents furiously working to stay one step ahead. As a...

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Spelling and the Writing Portfolio

Tired of those pesky, endless spelling mistakes? Begin by celebrating writing—cuddling up with your child on the couch and happily reviewing last year's writing! Each home school year, my children...

Spelling and the Writing Portfolio

Tired of those pesky, endless spelling mistakes? Begin by celebrating writing—cuddling up with your child on the couch and happily reviewing last year's writing! Each home school year, my children...

Question words that start with wh and related answer words that start with th

Spelling Revealed

There are exciting changes happening in the world of spelling! While most of us don't think the words exciting and spelling can be used in the same sentence, it is...

Spelling Revealed

There are exciting changes happening in the world of spelling! While most of us don't think the words exciting and spelling can be used in the same sentence, it is...

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Four Areas of Language

Research on the reading and writing brain, for all readers and writers including those who struggle, is very exciting and informs much of my teaching. Understanding that the entire language system...

Four Areas of Language

Research on the reading and writing brain, for all readers and writers including those who struggle, is very exciting and informs much of my teaching. Understanding that the entire language system...

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Theories on Reading and Writing Development

This week, I'd like to begin the discussion on reading and writing as language entities. There are differing theories behind learning to read and write, which I will begin to...

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Theories on Reading and Writing Development

This week, I'd like to begin the discussion on reading and writing as language entities. There are differing theories behind learning to read and write, which I will begin to...

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Rooted in Language Language Tree with trunks listening, speaking, reading, writing, and all foundational and abstract skills

The Language Tree

In the Language Tree, the trunk of the tree represents our basic language system, broken into four parts: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Although language is one living system, it...

The Language Tree

In the Language Tree, the trunk of the tree represents our basic language system, broken into four parts: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Although language is one living system, it...