

Beyond the ABCs: Teaching Phonograms in the Early Years
The more I explored the ins and outs of how...

Back-to-School Planning: Using the Foundations and Essentials Planning Guides
My husband and I both work from home and both...

A Response to Sold a Story: A Parent’s Perspective
There is nothing like seeing the joy on my daughter’s...

Response to Sold a Story: A Designer’s Perspective
Creating change doesn’t come from the outside in or the...

Our Brains Are Very Special - The Letterbox at Play
Reading is not hardwired in the brain, but a skill...

A Response to Sold a Story: Explaining Away the Evidence
Listening to Sold a Story, I have never been more...

A Response to Sold a Story: Baubled Bangled Christmas Tree
I believe that when every parent and teacher can answer...

Ingrid’s Art: Where Any Child Can Feel Represented
She desires that when a child opens one of the...

An Effective Reading Strategy That Helped Me Learn to Read in Another Language
Even though my parents were not trained as reading teachers,...
Five Phonics Myths
Phonics: A seven-letter word that can cause a ruckus in...

Let's GROW Emerging Reading Skills Over the Summer!
We know from research that when the brain is active...

A Mother’s Journey: Struggling Readers and the Science of Reading
I stopped torture reading with the boys and went back...

Uncovering the Logic of English: From Memorization and Repetition to a World of Sounds
Memorizing words, guessing definitions, looking for synonyms, and watching Netflix®...

Tips From A Left-Handed Mom
I am not sure why it took me so long...

Engaging My Wild Child through Logic of English Foundations
He stomps around the room, growling, and gnashing his terrible...