5 reasons reading unlocks the world of opportunity for your child. As a company that is largely focused on technology and the convenience of apps to shoring up learning skills,...
Why does your child give up on a subject?
"I love the violin but I didn't know it was going to be HARD!..."I had started to notice something...
What Phonics programs do right… and what they do very, very wrong!
Who of us does not remember the TV shows for children where the cute, anthropomorphic animal...
What is the key to strong spelling skills?
If your children are good readers, does this mean that they are good spellers? I think the answer...
THE GREAT MYTH: SELF ESTEEM CAN BE TAUGHT
Self Esteem: Most people seem to have missed the most important word in this newly invented...
The Great Myth about “Attention Span”: Kids should sue the ‘experts’ for libel and slander!
In a psychology class, I remember the professor sternly asserting that a child's attention span is...
Learning phonics vs. sight reading. Still need convincing?
Let's start with where the word 'Phonics' comes from: it is based upon the Greek word, 'phone'...
IMMUNIZE YOUR CHILD AGAINST BAD READING INSTRUCTION… BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
Despite anything that the "experts" say, those elusive but damaging "learning disorders," ADD and...
Harsh Reality – Homework Wars
There is a point in every unresolving conflict where reasoning becomes useless and a line has to...
“Common Core” Right Idea, Wrong Foundation!
I read an excellent article today by Janine DeFao, associate editor at Bay Area Parent, about the...
Blame it on the Brain
So... You follow up on an ad and hire Acme Carpet Company to clean your carpets. They tell you...