Rooted Report
Potholes in the Path to Literacy
If you have taken any of our classes, you have probably heard us talk about "potholes." We use the word potholes to describe the typical areas of struggle for students...
Potholes in the Path to Literacy
If you have taken any of our classes, you have probably heard us talk about "potholes." We use the word potholes to describe the typical areas of struggle for students...
Rules for the Unruly
Sometimes the English language can feel downright unruly! After all, we have more sounds than letters and far too many different ways to represent each sound! We lament, "if only...
Rules for the Unruly
Sometimes the English language can feel downright unruly! After all, we have more sounds than letters and far too many different ways to represent each sound! We lament, "if only...
The Woes of the Final Single o
Have you ever wondered why your grandmother writes heroes and you write heros? Or you write dominoes and then you see dominos published somewhere and start to doubt your spelling...
The Woes of the Final Single o
Have you ever wondered why your grandmother writes heroes and you write heros? Or you write dominoes and then you see dominos published somewhere and start to doubt your spelling...
Deliberate Practice 6: Stress
Language is stressful. Literally. Aside from the obvious kind of stress that comes from learning to read and write or learning a new language, “stress” is an aspect of language...
Deliberate Practice 6: Stress
Language is stressful. Literally. Aside from the obvious kind of stress that comes from learning to read and write or learning a new language, “stress” is an aspect of language...
Deliberate Practice 5: Vowels
Let’s talk about vowels. In a lot of ways, in a lot of languages, consonants are a lot easier to figure out. That’s because they are easier to feel and,...
Deliberate Practice 5: Vowels
Let’s talk about vowels. In a lot of ways, in a lot of languages, consonants are a lot easier to figure out. That’s because they are easier to feel and,...
Deliberate Practice 4: Place
So far, I’ve talked about 2 of the 3 big phonetic concepts that determine how we pronounce sounds: manner and voice. Now it’s time for the third one: place! Personally,...
Deliberate Practice 4: Place
So far, I’ve talked about 2 of the 3 big phonetic concepts that determine how we pronounce sounds: manner and voice. Now it’s time for the third one: place! Personally,...
