What does it really mean to be illiterate?

The problems faced by illiterate children and adults are many.  Here are a few examples. If a CHILD can’t read, he or she …       Can’t follow written

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Let’s Pick Up a Pen and Write Again in Our Classrooms … Here’s Why

Audrey van der Meer, a Norwegian neuroscientist, spent 20 years proving that the act of writing by hand changes the human brain in ways typing physically cannot. Dr.

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Why Multi-Sensory Learning Is Important

In the forty-plus years I’ve worked in private education, I’ve asked parents, “What does your child enjoy doing?”  The answer isn’t just related to school.  Many students enjoy

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What is Dyslexia

Throughout Ohio, the United States and beyond, parents and teachers are trying to understand dyslexia.  With the focus on the Science of Reading, dyslexia has been more recognized

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Just Do It Fast vs. Reading Mastery

The top score on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), our nation’s report card, score is 500. Our nation’s 2022 average for nine-year-olds is 215. In 1992,

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The Writing Glitch Podcast: Unlock the Magic of Reading through Puppetry

Listen below to The Writing Glitch's Podcast - Unlock the Magic of Reading through Puppetry

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From A.I. to puppets: How Cleveland Metropolitan School District is testing new ways to teach kids how to read

News 5 Cleveland By: Clay LePard

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Illiteracy is Just an Urban Problem?

Often, I get into discussions with people about my passion for literacy. Frequently, people tell me: Parents just need to read to their children. Kids need to read

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Reading Mastery and Automaticity

This article is not a criticism of any teachers!  You work very hard to help your students learn to read.  Ohio Department of Education pressures teachers to teach

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Read, Read, Read to Your Child

Reading to a child is a special, magical time. It brings closeness, warmth, love and happiness to both the child and reader. So, when should I begin? The

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