The summer of 2020 was unlike no other summer. COVID19 led to the cancelation of family trips and overnight camp. After months with my...

I’d officially like to go on the record with this important message, for all parents, teachers, and students: audiobooks are not...

Read my newest article on Medium for the following... The misconceptions of what dyslexia is Early warning signs of dyslexia Ideas on how...

Isn't it lovely to have some good news to report!? The percentage of parents who read to their children has increased by 50% since 2014!...

I am just back from the Wisconsin State Reading Association, where I had the distinct pleasure of being a featured speaker. Perhaps the...

Today is a big day! It marks the release of my wildly anticipated (okay, I'm the one with anticipation) International Literacy...

I’m sticking my neck out there on this post. First of all, I’m going to share out a picture of me at the end of my first year of teaching...

Every parent has had this uncomfortable moment: your child is staring at someone who looks different than him/her. Maybe they are staring...

The other day I was in a third-grade classroom, where the teacher spoke about increasing his student’s reading stamina. Each student...

Have you read the latest research brief from the International Literacy Association? This position paper – “Democratizing professional...

“Summer setback” is the phenomenon of declining academic achievement during summer recess. Some children may lose as much as one month of...

Thanks to some local moms in my community who are using social media to talk about study skills…or the lack-there-of. In my work in my...

Did you see this recent article from NPR? It uses MRIs to examine three conditions in the brain activity of three to five years olds with...

Lately I’ve been privileged to follow thought-provoking conversations from my PLN (Professional Learning Network, for you non-Tweeters)...

In my work with parents and teachers, I am often the question, “How do you get kids to read?” I provide this answer: ARC. The ARC acronym...

Several years ago, my mother sent me a Halloween card. The front depicted two ghosts; instead of saying “Boo”, they said “Oob.” The...

Just when we thought the world couldn’t get any crazier, I come to find out that there are reading researchers who actually believe that...

One of the questions that I am most frequently asked (by both teachers and parents) pertains to sight words.  You know sight words – they...

Do you know what a vowel is? And no, the correct answer IS NOT A, E, I, O, U (and sometimes Y). Let me geek out for a minute to explain...

If you’ve ever had to furnish an apartment on a budget, chances are you’ve had the pleasure of assembling Ikea furniture. Perhaps you’ve...