Jan 8, 2015 | DM News Blog
A new report by the vice-chancellor of one of Australia’s leading universities – the University of Sydney – has recommended an overhaul of how teachers are trained to teach reading. He points out the lack of emphasis on phonics. Many teaching...
Feb 26, 2013 | DM News Blog
Using my book, The Little “Read” Hen, the 4th grade students of Caldwell Middle School experienced a fun and fast-paced creative writing workshop that highlighted the steps of story writing: brainstorming, researching, outlining, drafting, editing, and proofing. I...
Aug 8, 2012 | DM News Blog
**This article is a guest post from Karla at http://lifeinspecialeducation.blogspot.com. Thank you for your wonderful contribution!** Story Writing for Struggling Students Many students who struggle with reading, writing, and spelling have a very difficult time...
Jul 26, 2012 | DM News Blog
So…what is phonics anyway? The term ‘phonics’ is somewhat of a hot potato these days, especially since the UK government controversially promoted it as the best way to boost reading standards in 2011. The new phonics test, which is now underway in primary schools,...
