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Blogs
Ask the Experts
The following are some of the most frequently asked questions that have come up throughout the trainings.
1 minute
Ask the Experts
Young children learn new literacy skills through play, exploration, observation, and by listening and speaking.
4 mins
Teaching Tips
I’m going to share with you my 4 best tips on how to demonstrate (or model) handwriting
7 minutes
Summer, Teaching Tips, Home Connection
If you’re a teacher, parent, or caretaker to a Pre-K child, you might be worried about what this school year means for children’s kindergarten readiness.
5 mins
Ask the Experts
Take it from me, a 23-year elementary school teacher, we need to teach our students BOTH skills of handwriting and keyboarding in our world today and here's why.
2 mins
Multisensory Learning
Throughout this pandemic, amateur and famous musicians have shared their live music via social media to entertain us.
5 mins
Ask the Experts
“Phonological awareness,” “phonemic awareness,” and “phonics,” are literacy terms we often hear used simultaneously, and maybe even interchangeably! However, as we work with children, helping them to develop a strong foundation of literacy and language skills, we must realize the important distinction between these terms.
8 min
Home Connection
We are all familiar with the core areas of learning: “Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic”, or more recently, the focus on the STEM and STEAM initiatives. These are meant to remind us of the basic skills that students need to be taught in school. These skills even need to be taught to the littlest learners: preschoolers! But, how much attention beyond rote counting is really given to math in preschool?
6 Ways to Promote Independent Play in Your Child
Teaching Tips, Home Connection
Schools around the world are closed indefinitely and as an educator, you're doing everything you can to keep children learning at-home. But with so many children lacking access to reliable internet service and a digital device, how can we ensure we're reaching each and every child?
4 mins