At The Curriculum Choice I recently wrote a review of the Get Ready for the Code series for preschool reading skills.  Be sure to hop over there to learn more about these little workbooks I’ve used with all my kiddos! And speaking of learning to read…there’s no better way to teach children how to read [...]

I found a great site for free phonics printables called Boost For Readers.  All you have to do is sign a guestbook and then print away!  I especially enjoyed Mr. Beady eyes.

My son loves baseball.  He’s also excited about his new interest in learning to read.  (Thank you, Lord!) So, we came up with a fun way to show his reading achievements – a “book”ball chart.  Everytime he reads a book by himself, we’ll add a baseball to the field.  We came up with the idea [...]

This is the title of a workshop taught by Tina Burnell that I attended at the CHEK Convention. Let me first start by saying, Duh!!  I have a master’s degree in education.  I’ve studied in depth about teaching reading.  I’ve studied in depth about reaching various learning styles.  I’ve known for many years that my [...]

Ever wonder about dyslexia with a child?  Ever wonder about a child’s “abundance of energy”?  Ever wonder about other learning disabilities?  I’ve found a website by Diane Craft that has many interesting articles and helps for some of these problems. Although I’m not one for labels, a mom does start to wonder when her seven [...]