by Jan and Kari | Dec 16, 2021 | Blog, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Word Reading Instruction
It’s exciting when the little people we support start to know and recite some letter names and their associated sounds in response to seeing those little black marks on a page.But the problem is . . ….we’ve all known children who know LOTS, if not ALL, of the...
by Jan and Kari | Dec 9, 2021 | Blog
Phonics?Phonological awareness? Phonemic awareness? What’s the difference, really? And how can you keep all these phon- words straight? Well, confusion about the phon- words is created not only because they sound alike, but also because there is a great deal of...
by Jan and Kari | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog, Language Comprehension, Video
What’s oral language development got to do with reading, anyway? Well, it turns out . . . a whole lot. As we explain in Chapter 1 of Shifting the Balance, reading comprehension doesn’t begin with reading; it begins with comprehension of spoken language. And...
by Jan and Kari | Nov 24, 2021 | Blog, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Word Reading Instruction
Kari’s husband, John, likes to save scraps of wood and other building materials. Sometimes he buys new stuff . . . but, boy does he get excited when he can repurpose something he already has on hand, using it in a new and useful way. In the same way that John loves a...
by Jan and Kari | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog, General, Literacy Leadership, Video
Perhaps you are thinking about that second (or third or fourth) cup of coffee you have in the morning. Maybe you are wondering if coffee is really good for you after all. So, you decide to get on the internet and do a bit of reading to find out what the research...
