Category Archives: Learning Time Frames

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Learning to Read with Sight Words

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I believe there might be a misconception about how a creative, right-brained person learns to read with sight words. From my understanding, when the words “sight words” comes up at school, most often what is being referred to are those … Continue reading

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Two Early Writing Styles

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I had the pleasure of hosting my four great nieces at my home this summer for two months. How wonderful is a houseful of girls! A new experience for me with six boys. Coloring, drawing, and pretty creations were often the … Continue reading

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Sight Word or Phonics?

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Most parents and educators emphatically believe that the best, most reliable path to learning to read is through a systematic teaching of phonics. Even remedial dyslexic programs tend to be based in phonics. As I’ve said here before, is there … Continue reading

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Life is a Highlight Reel

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An acquaintance of mine has painstakingly decided to put her children back in school. She wrote a beautiful piece describing her homeschooling angst: It’s easy to focus on all our short-comings, unrealized goals, and criticism after we’ve made the final … Continue reading

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Dyslexia or Right-Brained Dominant?

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To understand my view on how my right-brained dominant learning style information impacts the world’s definition of dyslexia, it requires a shift in perspective. I would like to start with asking the reader to view this video encapsulating the Conference … Continue reading