This year marked a new school adventure for us. I applied as a teacher at our local Christian school and they offered me a job the...

Play requires risk. Play requires creativity. Play requires problem-solving skills. Play allows a learner to see and do.

I hope the last part of the title made sense, "from home at school" because parents can have an amazing role in their child's education.

I read Elizabeth Bartholet’s attack of homeschooling on Harvard Magazines website, a day after I began writing a four-part blog series...

The world of curriculum is overwhelming? How a curriculum writer advises curriculum choices.

I was speaking to one of my dearest teacher friends forced home due to the Coronavirus scare that we are currently facing as a world. She...

Let's get down to the basics and what the research reveals about how to approach teaching a beginning reader to read. It's pretty simple,...

Last week was rough. My youngest was sick twice and it was all I could do to stay on top of life much less blog posts. As a result, the...

Every language consists of symbols with each symbol representing a sound. In English these are known as letters or letter combinations....

You want an environment filled with reading material readers cannot wait to read. The goal is that you reader hears the sound that...

My little girl is in Pre-K and does not want to do school most days. If I can get ten solid minutes on letters and numbers I'm absolutely...

Our end goal as educators should be to create life-long learners. In order to accomplish this we must value the ability to read and...

I'm going to approach this post as a Q&A session while giving the tools of my writer's (homeschool and tutoring students) favorite...

When it comes to little minds we are to build a solid foundation in reading and writing. That is our primary goal. Otherwise, the...

What are you reading? I am thoroughly enjoying Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. I knew I would learn from him, but it is...

First off I want to thank you for your patience during this time of our life! We've been in flux and limbo land for the month of July,...

I recently read an interesting study where researchers interviewed a variety of students to find out what they said about what motivates...

I completely agree with the argument, just let them read what they want! However, if your reader struggles reading, guidance is...

Right now I'm preaching to the choir because we are in flux and limbo, with all of our things in boxes, living in my sisters home until...

There is not a one-size-fits-all program for an unmotivated reader.