Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

This is an image of a full size T-Rex An artistic rendering of Moros intrepidus. ILLUSTRATION BY JORGE GONZALEZ SCIENCE & INNOVATION New tiny tyrannosaur helps show how T. rex got big The gangly predator fills in a crucial gap in … Continue reading →

             1942 “The battle of Los Angeles.”                 WWII vs. Japan  (See below)   Event of Interest                            … Continue reading →

THE VIKINGS WERE HERE !!  LATEST           ARCHAEOLOGICAL NEWS NOTE from Alpha-Phonics Blog Editor:  This is a sort of potpourri of information about recent findings in Viking History.  It is centered on the now thought to … Continue reading →

  Media Hysteria: Climate Change ‘Heat Records’ Are a Huge Data Manipulation Tom Wang / ShutterstockCity on a hot day. (Tom Wang / Shutterstock) Alpha-Phonics Blog Editor’s Note: You undoubtedly have seen many articles in various media outlets raising concern … Continue reading →

Yosemite’s ‘firefall’ phenomenon is here, but visitors say getting there is ‘treacherous and unsafe’ By Katie Wood  Updated 12:10 pm PST, Tuesday, February 12, 2019                                      … Continue reading →

Waterford crowd slams changes to Michigan school social studies standards Alpha-Phonics Blog Editor’s Note:  Homeschoolers may be pleased they are spared having to deal with most of these issues relating to curricula choices.  One thing seems sure:  Agree or Disagree:  … Continue reading →

          TEACH CURSIVE IN SCHOOLS?  SOME MORE YESSES,  SOME MORE NO’S                                                   … Continue reading →

  June 25, 2017 The Top 10 Inventions of All Time by: Unprofessional Engineering Here is what Unprofessional Engineering came up with as the greatest inventions of all time and why.  Don’t agree? Let’s hear your thoughts at unprofessionalengineering [at] gmail … Continue reading →

HOMESCHOOLING MOM BLOGGERS REVIEW ALPHA-PHONICS We have been privileged  over the years to have many Moms; most of whom have a website, Blog, or both; to be so kind as to review our Alpha-Phonics phonics Reading Instruction Program. We thought … Continue reading →

    January 18, 2019     DrawnToDiscover Kicks Off 2019 Leading the Charge to Resuscitate New Life Into Fostering the “Age-old” Skills of Handwriting, Drawing, and Creative Thinking Note From the Alpha-Phonics  Blog’s Editor: We ran across this article … Continue reading →