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CUT THEM OFF AT THE PASS… I recently got a wistful email from a mom that said, “He really wants to read, but I know he’s just pretending.” This mom was talking about a [...]

Yes! Believe it or not, you can accomplish tons in 15 minutes a day. That’s because frequency is one of the brain’s best friends for learning. A few minutes a day trumps a one hour [...]

I’LL SAY IT AGAIN…PERSONAL PAGES ARE THE BOMB. Free, easy-peasy, takes 5 minutes, kids love them, fabulous tool for generalizing vocabulary…what more can I say? Plenty, as it turns out. Here are [...]

This will be my first of 3 articles on device use and our kids; I’m taking it by age categories. Let’s start with babies under 2 years. You’re the expert on your child, and [...]

Aside from being loved and given a means of communicating, verbal or otherwise, being able to read is arguably the greatest gift you can give your child-who-will-one-day-be-an-adult. I’ve [...]

Learning can stall for many reasons, or maybe it hasn’t even begun yet; here’s a list of 5 solutions to get you started. Solution #1: Reduce the task size What does it mean when your [...]

Blessing or Addiction? Remember when I wrote about my son’s wonderful ability to message me and everyone else through FB? Jonathan is 32, has Down syndrome, reads and spells like a champ, [...]

I’ve talked about this in a previous blog; here’s an update on this super important topic. About teaching reading to teach talking– Does it work? Yes. How? Let me count the [...]

HOW FAST IS FAST? Use of “Fast Flash” is spreading…but how do you do it so the BRAIN gets it? Is there a wrong way (ineffective) and a right way (zaaap into memory)? You bet! Read on… Q. Why are [...]

Back Up The Train If you need comprehension tips, I give that below. But let’s back up the train for a minute first… Here’s the deal, and I will wave this flag ’till I [...]