Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

ALPHA-PHONICS BLOG EDITOR NOTE: One of our favorite Blogs is                     “ART PROJECTS FOR KIDS.” We wanted our Followers to see this fun post.  It is not too early to be … Continue reading →

DID YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM WITH “LOOK-SAY” OR “WHOLE WORD” WAS DISCOVERED WAY BACK IN 1844?  Then why are we still using Look-Say? Written by  Samuel L. Blumenfeld Februay 2019 will mark the 92nd year since the publication of Dr. Samuel … Continue reading →

 Results Are In: Common Core Is Making American Kids Dumber ALPHA-PHONICS BLOG EDITOR NOTE:  We have published a number of articles recently about the failure of Common Core.  Why publish another?  Each new article on the topic presents a little more … Continue reading →

Despite Common Core and more testing, reading and math scores haven’t budged in a decade Erin Richards USA TODAY American students are struggling with reading. And the country’s education system hasn’t found a way to make it better. In fact, fourth … Continue reading →

ALPHA-PHONICS Blog Editor:  Please note this is an OPINION  piece, not the official position of the NY Times.  It is, however, of significance that the NY Times even printed it at all.  It is a very long article but we … Continue reading →

  Homeschooling Rising Into the Twenty-First Century: PART: 9 Does Homeschooling “Work”? A Critique of the Empirical Claims and Agenda of Advocacy Organizations Peabody Journal of Education: Issues of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vol. 88, No. 3 ALPHA-PHONICS Blog Editor … Continue reading →

  October 25, 2019 K–12: Phonics Is Winning ByBruce Deitrick Price ALPHA-PHONICS BLOG EDITOR SPECIAL NOTE:  This article is a veritable seismic quake regarding the literacy problem in the U.S.  It should rate at about a 12 on the Richter … Continue reading →

DRY TIMES  Lost empire that ruled Mesopotamia for 200 years ‘wiped out by apocalyptic dust storm’, experts claim Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter 28 Oct 2019, 17:07 Updated: 28 Oct 2019, 21:15 AN ADVANCED civilisation that ruled large swathes … Continue reading →

Why Botswana’s election could be decided by Elephants and Diamonds By Charlie TaylorBBC World Questions 22 October 2019 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Botswana will hold general elections on 23 October and as a BBC World Questions debate found out in Gaborone, … Continue reading →

Oxford fertility scientists launch last-ditch bid to save ‘extinct’ rhinoceros Henry Bodkin The Telegraph26 March 2019 Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhinoceros, died in 2018 – Reuters Oxford University scientists have launched a last-ditch attempt to bring the Northern … Continue reading →