Structured Literacy
Structured literacy has gained momentum over recent years and with good reason! Backed by evidence and aligned to the science of reading, structured literacy is showing promising results in reading education.
My View on the Science of Reading
In this post, I’ll be sharing an overview of the science of reading. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard a lot about the science of reading. As a teacher and a parent, I’m pretty excited …
Don’t Eat the Glue and Other Teacher Tales
In this post, I’ll be sharing humorous titles for teacher memoirs. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. I recently finished reading Teacher by Gabbie Stroud. It’s a powerful memoir of one teacher’s journey. It got me thinking about my own teaching journey and so I …
50 Must-Read Books for Pre-K
In this blog post, I’ll be sharing the must-read books for Pre-K. This blog post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking a link on this post then I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a cent more. Read my full …
Is It Time to Change How We Teach Sight Words?
In this post, I’ll be sharing my opinion about high-frequency words (sight words), and how children learn to read. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. My son started school a few weeks ago and, after his third day, he bounded out of his classroom, proudly …
How to Avoid the Classroom Power Struggle
In this blog post, I’ll be sharing the secret to avoiding a classroom power struggle. The world is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and my boys desperately needed haircuts. Now, for most families this would mean pulling out the clippers and watching the hair fall to the floor. Not in my house! Our …