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Promoting a Positive Relationship with Print

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There’s so much pressure around learning to read in our culture. Not just learning to read, but learning to read early. We have come to associate early reading with higher intelligence or a sign of future academic success. This is … Continue reading

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Early Subject Strengths for Right-Brained Children

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It’s a natural instinct to gravitate to activities that are our strengths. Babies will let you know what foods they like or not, or what toys appeal to them. Preschoolers will show preferences for certain play centers. And boys and … Continue reading

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Comparing Apples to Oranges

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A Reader Shares a Common Concern: There’s still the push from me to make sure that I prove that homeschooling her was the better choice.   For me, that means that she’s ahead or on par with her public school peers. … Continue reading

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The Creative Outlets

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I’ve discussed here the type of school subjects that interest right-brained children most, and why. But I haven’t taken the time to discuss a category of subjects that are at the heart of a right-brained person: what I term the … Continue reading

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Teacher Talk: Math Corners

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Victoria at Unschooling Math left a comment on my blog post about Honoring Both Math Minds about how her son learns right now: His pattern block designs are counted out and planned in his head before execution. They are usually … Continue reading