

A Guiding Light in Early Education: Logic of English Foundations
Our journey with Logic of English Foundations has been nothing...

What is the Science of Reading?
The Science of Reading is a body of research that...

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...

The Science of Reading and Early Childhood Literacy: Using Play and Games To Inspire Confidence and Curiosity
Early childhood is also an ideal time to introduce children...

How To Guide a Summer Reading Camp Using the Essentials Reader
The phonograms and spelling rules will make a huge difference...

Three Ways To Help Develop Phonemic Awareness at Home and in the Classroom
For students to become strong readers and spellers, teachers must...

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...

Ingrid Hess: The Illustrator Behind the Doodling Dragons Series and Foundations Curriculum
As an artist, I use design to empower elementary school...

An Effective Reading Strategy That Helped Me Learn to Read in Another Language
Even though my parents were not trained as reading teachers,...