With 30 plus years of success wih struggling reades, this reading specialist provides a succinct formula for success in teaching struggling readers.

Reading poetry helps students improve fluency because the natural rhythm of most poems enhances ease of expression. Adding sound effects to group or individual Halloween readings incorporates pleasure into reading aloud, often a difficult task for beginning and struggling readers. Then throw in even more levity by…

This is the story about how I got the textbooks I needed for my classes.

Is there any part of a silver lining for teachers in the midst of all our significant pandemic afflictions? Because it seems to have improved familial and neighborhood bonds, COVID-19 has sharpened our recognition of the importance of acceptance, simplicity, and kindness in each of our lives.

This Coronavirus pandemic upsets everyone, but independent reading is part of a good solution to children learning at home. Now is a good time to hook them on reading because they can choose their own books according to their own interests while practicing previously taught reading skills.

Will a delayed start to kindergarten improve chances of a child’s success? Will it produce improved emotional, social, academic, and/or athletic outcomes? Or will it sacrifice valuable time when a child’s brain is primed for learning? Will it actually harm your child’s progress? Will it ingrain boredom and lackadaisical effort?