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All About Spelling

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Gotcha! I’m actually not going to talk about the program, All About Spelling, because I haven’t used it, but I am going to speak about spelling and right-brained, creative learners. Often, it’s these types of learners that propel a parent … Continue reading

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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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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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What’s In a Name: The Whole Story About Right-Brained Learning

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There’s still controversy surrounding the idea of a right-brained/left-brained learning style continuum. Most professionals who want to steer away from it argue that the brain is a complex organ that interrelates seamlessly and certain attributes can’t be simply compartmentalized into … Continue reading