Meaning Matters

Written By Kim Turgeon

We spend thousands of dollars buying educational toys for our children, hour upon hour playing with our children and night after night doing homework with our children, so what are we doing wrong?

Letting them read independently!

Yes, you read that correctly. YOU should be reading TO your child even when they are capable of reading alone. By not doing so you are putting them at a disadvantage.

The number of words in a child’s vocabulary ...

Written By Kim Turgeon

Teaching children "sight words" may seem like a meaningless memory task. However there are significant benefits to the reader when they have developed a core of words that they know with automaticity. 

How Does Knowing Sights Words Help Readers?

• Lessens frustration because there are less words to decode
• Builds confidence because students feel as though they can read mor...

Our hearts go out to all of you and your communities. As teachers and moms there are no words to describe the sorrow and fear that this tragedy elicits. If you’re a parent, you’ve got to decide how to address a horrific event like this with your own kids. Sometimes you have to find the words to discuss it, even if you don’t want to. Many of us would like to shelter their innocence and avoid telling them but our decisions are not as simple as what WE want to tell our children...