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A Week of Language Arts for Young Learners

A Week of Language Arts for Young Learners

Young learners need active, engaged, hands-on learning, while they simultaneously need to focus on growing new literacy skills, which is hard cognitive work! Scientists actually call this cognitive work "developing...

A Week of Language Arts for Young Learners

Young learners need active, engaged, hands-on learning, while they simultaneously need to focus on growing new literacy skills, which is hard cognitive work! Scientists actually call this cognitive work "developing...

Brandy is Our Wand's Parent Expert!

Brandy is Our Wand's Parent Expert!

One of our Rooted Community members, Brandy Brandt, recently shared her weekly schedule for using the (Remodeled) Wand.  Brandy has used the original Wand for years, which was written by...

Brandy is Our Wand's Parent Expert!

One of our Rooted Community members, Brandy Brandt, recently shared her weekly schedule for using the (Remodeled) Wand.  Brandy has used the original Wand for years, which was written by...

Squiggles Matter!

Squiggles Matter!

I always had access to paper, pencils, and crayons. I loved to sit by the phone, which my mom let me unplug so I could play “secretary." Unknown to me, all...

Squiggles Matter!

I always had access to paper, pencils, and crayons. I loved to sit by the phone, which my mom let me unplug so I could play “secretary." Unknown to me, all...

Do Picture Books Improve Reading?

Do Picture Books Improve Reading?

Try not to read this word: elephant. It was impossible, right? Our brains are so skilled at recognizing words and immediately connecting them to meaning, perhaps even forming instantaneous images,...

Do Picture Books Improve Reading?

Try not to read this word: elephant. It was impossible, right? Our brains are so skilled at recognizing words and immediately connecting them to meaning, perhaps even forming instantaneous images,...

Connecting the Dots between Talking and Learning to Read

Connecting the Dots between Talking and Learnin...

Remembering the alphabet is akin to remembering a number line. There is a visual component that links to sound. There is a sequence to ensure both uniformity and memory. We...

Connecting the Dots between Talking and Learnin...

Remembering the alphabet is akin to remembering a number line. There is a visual component that links to sound. There is a sequence to ensure both uniformity and memory. We...

The Rhyme or Reason of Early Literacy

The Rhyme or Reason of Early Literacy

I remember those days so clearly now, listening to my husband read to our toddlers. We had a nap routine of reading 1-2 books and a bedtime routine of reading...

The Rhyme or Reason of Early Literacy

I remember those days so clearly now, listening to my husband read to our toddlers. We had a nap routine of reading 1-2 books and a bedtime routine of reading...