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Why Leave Learning to Chance?

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I love this article I found on Huffington Post, titled “Why Leave Learning to Chance?” “Why don’t we treat reading success the way we treat air safety, as something to ensure no matter what?” — Robert E. Slavin, PhD The … Continued

Workshop at Wildwood Baptist Preschool

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So, what did you do over the summer vacation? Go to the lake? Visit family? Relax on the couch? I’ve been busy helping preschool teachers get ready for the new school year! Donna House and I spent two days this … Continued

Workshop at St. Philip AME Church

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One of our content consultants, Donna House, has been busy this month teaching preschool educators throughout metro Atlanta about Phonological/Phonemic Awareness. She was in Decatur yesterday at St. Philip A.M.E. Church, conducting a workshop presented by the Georgia Preschool Association. … Continued

Workshop at Griffin FBC Preschool

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We recently had the privilege of traveling to First Baptist Church in Griffin, Georgia, to lead a day-long workshop for preschool teachers on teaching Phonological/Phonemic Awareness. Preschool teachers at Griffin First Baptist Church learn how to teach phonemic awareness to … Continued

What’s So Punny?

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Young children absolutely love silly jokes. Corny puns, lame knock-knock jokes, and the like can send kids into paroxysms of laughter at their own cleverness. Why do kids like these cheesy jokes so much, the ones that make you roll … Continued

Avoid the Summer Slide

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Summer officially began just yesterday (June 21), but many kids have already been out of school for over a month. If you are a parent, you may be wondering if your children will forget what they learned during the last … Continued

What’s in a Name?

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When I tell people what I do for a living, I often end up explaining what sight words are, which usually includes an explanation of why they are called sight words. Sight words are words that you need to know … Continued

Literacy Learning for AAC Users

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Literacy is just as important, if not more important, for children who are non-verbal as it is for typically developing children. We are happy to feature a guest post from Jane Odom, M. Ed., Director of Implementation Resources at AAC … Continued

What Makes Proficient Readers

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The Fifth Kids and Family Reading Report (by Scholastic) came out and is a great reminder of how strong readers are made. In the survey of over 1,000 families, both parents and children agreed that the most important developmental skill … Continued