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Many shut-down learner kids, have great trouble with different facets of language that we often take for granted. Take Emma, age 8. The other night, Emma was told by her mother that her father was “tied up in traffic.” Emma […]
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I know. It’s heading into those dark days. Kids don’t want to get out of bed. Homework’s becoming a misery. As the weather gets colder, the household tension meter is rising. If you can, try if you can to step […]
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I know it’s been some time since I last posted. A lot has been going on that has kept me from writing, not the least of which was my taking part in the “TeachME” conference in Dubai on 11/11 & […]
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How many households in America each night hear the refrain, “Go up to your room and start your homework?” Recognizing that each household is set up differently, it is hard to make generalizations about how and where a child should […]
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This week I met James, age 7 and a half. In my assessment of James, I found him to be extremely bright, with excellent higher level reasoning skills and a lively spontaneous personality. His reading skills were developing nicely, matching […]