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A Phonics Comeback in Ohio
It appears that another knowledgeable individual is waving the banner for phonics in Ohio: Literacy reforms coming to Ohio classrooms. by Aaron Churchill in the Akron Beacon-Journal Significant changes in reading curriculum and instruction are coming to Ohio elementary schools … Continue reading
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Women Shouldered Most of Kids’ In-home Schooling Needs During Early Pandemic
(We don’t think this comes as much of a surprise…) February 21, 2024 By Laurel White Women took on more education-related childcare responsibilities than men during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this disparity was even sharper for some … Continue reading
The Science of Reading – Why we Should Read to our Children
Build Vocabularies: WORDS ARE FOR THINKING! When you have an idea, do you have enough words to express it? If you need a new word, where do you find it? If you answered that you “just know it from memory,” … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Homeschooling, How to Teach Reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, Phonics or Whole Language??, reading, Samuel Blumenfeld, science of reading, systematic phonics, teaching Alpha-Phonics, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Learning to Read Versus Learning to Love Reading
[We found this very interesting and valuable article on the website “Tulsa Kids” and would like to share it with you!) December 27, 2023 Dr. Anita Ede Learning how to read is a major accomplishment for a child. Once achieved, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha-Phonics, Homeschooling, How to Teach Reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, Phonics or Whole Language??, reading, Samuel Blumenfeld, systematic phonics, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, you can teach your kids to read at home
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The Special Reading Group & Phonics Cards for Christmas?
In 1955 Rudolf Flesch published his book, “Why Johnny Can’t Read”. He blamed the reading programs of the day. He explained that English is an alphabetic language, and that in order to learn to read efficiently students must learn to … Continue reading
Posted in education, education reform, homeschooling, Phonics, Reading, Reviews of Alpha-Phonics, schools, teaching, tutoring
Tagged Alpha-Phonics, Anna Gillingham, Homeschooling, How to Teach Reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, Phonics or Whole Language??, reading, Samuel Blumenfeld, systematic phonics, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, you can teach your kids to read at home
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2022 Edition of ALPHA-PHONICS — NEW INFO ON DYSLEXIA
I have been teaching reading for over 40 years, and it is only in my recent history that I have heard about children with dyslexia diagnoses. And I hear of them at an alarming rate! I responded by taking on … Continue reading
Bringing up girls: Biology and behavior
Gender differences, pt. 2 (girls) DR MICHAEL NAGEL Whether you have a boy or a girl you may have wondered what science can tell you about the role of the brain in shaping your child’s behaviour. In this two-part … Continue reading
Posted in education, father daughter relationships, homeschooling, Phonics, raising girls, Reading, teaching, teaching girls, tutoring
Tagged Homeschooling, Sugar and Spice and All things Nics, systematic phonics, teaching reading, Teaching Reading in the Homeschool, Why Johnny Can't Read, you can teach your kids to read at home
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The Irish Mom who gave her Son a Voice
Tragedy Leaves a Young Girl without a Family “At the time many children were playing on the street as several women from the tenements sat on the pavement watching on. Yet within minutes the scene was one of screams and dust … Continue reading
Posted in Cerebral Palsy, Christy Brown, education, homeschooling, My Left Foot, Phonics, Reading, Reviews of Alpha-Phonics, schools, special education, teaching, tutoring
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Censorship & Propaganda – The Theft of Voice
If you have spent much time around children, especially quarrelling children, you may have observed disputes over who gets to explain what just happened. Here are some examples which I have witnessed. Children rushing toward me with their mouths full … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain't I a Woman, Alpha-Phonics, frederick douglass, History of American Education, Homeschooling, josiah henson, propaganda, reading, reading and writing, Samuel Blumenfeld, slave narratives, Sojourner Truth, systematic phonics, teaching reading, Uncle Tom's Cabin, voice, you can teach your kids to read at home
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Renowned Author Recommends Alpha-Phonics – Donna Fletcher Crow Interview
Alpha-Phonics is honored and proud to list among its friends the well-known author Donna Fletcher Crow. Mrs. Crow’s impressive bibliography lists more than 50 books, mostly mysteries and historical fiction and most of those taking place in England. Her most … Continue reading
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