Feb 2, 2020Helping Your Kids Learn to Love LearningWhile preparing to school my children at home, I devoured numerous homeschool mom must-reads. Each book offered thoughtful guidance, but I was most profoundly affected by the educational practice of Charlotte Mason, a 19th Century British educator. In Parent’s Review she writes: “Children come into the world with a natural…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Feb 1, 2020Latin for Children with Dyslexia? Yes!One of my students capably divides words into syllables but often struggles to say the sounds embedded within them. One morning, after accurately decoding the word “monopoly,” he said, “Mon-op, mon-op, mon-op-plee, mon-op-plee-uh.” As I headed out the door following tutoring, his mom touched me gently on the sleeve and…Dyslexia3 min readDyslexia3 min read
May 14, 2019I Sing of AudiobooksMy favorite book is Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. It’s been with me through the best of times and the worst of times (different book, I know). It has shaped who I am, and it’s probably the reason I write for a living. There’s just one small catch. I’ve never read…Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Jan 27, 2019Why Phonics Doesn’t Work for Dyslexic StudentsIn my work as a dyslexia specialist, I get a lot of calls from homeschool parents — usually of 8–12 year old students — and all saying the same thing: “I taught my child to read, but I’m not sure I did a very good job. He reads very slowly…Dyslexia3 min readDyslexia3 min read
