The Force of Habit
“All our life, so far as it has form, is a mass of habits.”— William James, 1892. If you ever walk into my house you […]
Read more ›Archive for August, 2012
Listen. Boys and girls hear differently. And it matters.
The class was focused. But for the tip-tap of fingers flying across keyboards, the computer lab was quiet. Their assignment had been to research their […]
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The ride of a lifetime
Once, there was a loving mother who wanted nothing but the best for her young daughter. She did everything she could and spared no expense. […]
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Breaking News: Moods are Contagious
“A teacher affects eternity; no one can tell where his influence stops.” –Henry Adams I’ve noticed that if I make a conscious effort to inject energy […]
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Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Chapter 9
SCHOOLS CANNOT DO IT ALONE by Jamie Vollmer A book study: Please participate in the discussion by leaving a comment below. Part 10 in a […]
Read more ›Effects of rhyming, vocabulary and phonemic awareness instruction on phoneme awareness
An Annotation by Andrea Wondra In this journal of research in reading, the results suggest that instruction emphasizing phoneme segmentation, blending, and letter–sound relationships are […]
Read more ›Weekly Reader Teacher’s Guide Edition
An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This edition states that April is National Poetry Month. It includes a short lesson plan on poetry about animals. This […]
Read more ›Evaluation of a rime-based reading program with Shuswap and Heiltsuk First Nations prereaders
An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This study found that children who experience great difficulty with beginning reading typically have a deficiency in phonological awareness. It […]
Read more ›Honoring the Child with Dyslexia in a Montessori Classroom.
An Annotation by Andrea Wondra This article takes the position that the ideal curriculum for children with dyslexia is multisensory, structured, cumulative, and sequential. One’s […]
Read more ›Two Essential Ingredients: Phonics and Fluency Getting to Know Each Other
An Annotation by Andrea Wondra The article states that in 2000, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [NICHD] found that phonics and […]
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