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For Some, Spelling Is A Scourge
Some People Really Do Like to Spell
Facts You Probably Don't Know, Don't Need to Know--But Still They Are Fun
Pesticides and Attentional Problems
Location, Location, Location--Knowing Your Way Around
Family Life in the 21st Century
Spelling: The Tip of the "Visual" Iceberg
Inspiring Words --That Touch the Heart and the Mind
School Lunches: About to Change?
Slumdog Millionaire Provides a High Yield
A Major--and Courageoous-"About-Face"
Fact from Fiction: A Critical Distinction
Seeing Spelling: The Route to Reading
Academic Achievement: It Really Matters
Amazing and Beautiful Art
Happy New Year to All
A Critical but Neglected Area: Foreign Language Teaching
Christmas Greetings from Around the World
America's Best High Schools
Words of Wisdom --From the Young
Ever Wonder Where Certain Words Come From?
High School Research Papers: A Dying Breed
Ensuring Our Children's Health: It Can Be Done
Exercising While Sitting--A Splendid Idea
Schools That Are Becoming Flexible About Sleep
Worried about College? Have You Considered Waiting?
Racing to the Top -- But Taking the Wrong Path
Getting a New Perspective on Our Options
The Times They Are A-Changing in the Textbook World
Baby Einstein: A Brilliant Term Crushed by Reality
Rethinking Columbus on Columbus Day
America's Children: Our Future Is In The Balance
Talent! Is It Only "Practice Makes Perfect?"
Cursive Writing: "Is It Biting the Dust?"
Colleges! Are They Going the Way of the Dinosaurs?
Harder is Better! An Intriguing Finding
Play: Amazing That We Are Letting It Disappear
The Apostrophe: It Really Matters (to Some)
Word Play
Making Punctuation Fun
An Anniversary Worth Remembering-the GI Bill
The Longest Word
Creative Puns for Smart Minds
Interested in the Best High Schools?
"Web 2.0"-A Celebration for the English Language
Making The Seeming Impossible Possible
Literacy: A Sign of Hope in War
Some Words of Wisdom and Inspiration
Working with Words
Want to See Something Spectacular?
A Somewhat Different Government Bonus
The World: It Is A-Changing!
Toxic Vaccines ??
For Discerning Lovers of Puns
Concerns About the Safety of Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Girls
Google: A Tool with Hidden Powers
Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face
We Are What We Eat: It's As True Now As It Ever Was
Cutting the School Week: A Child's Dream or A Parent's Nightmare
Some Interesting Tidbits About US
Schools and Cell Phones: A Hidden Connection
Exercising the Brain—A Collosal Effect
Media: The Most Dominant Force in Children’s Lives
Want to Find Some Good Books?
Literacy in the U.S. A. One in Seven Can't Read
Want To Live Among People Who Like to Read?
U.S. Children--Why Do They Receive So Much More Medication?
A Precedent from the President
Writing: It Can Be Done But It Has to Be Done Differently
So That's What Vocabulary Is Like
Brain Food
Twins: Forever Fascinating
High School Graduation: The Rates are Declining!
Banning Books: It's Scary But Things Are Improving
No Schools Are Spared as 'No Child’ Wreaks Its Havoc
"A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis." A Winner in the International Pun Contest
Story Smarts: A New Program for Reading Comprehension
Standing Up to the Demands of the Classroom
Dealing with Handwriting Problems? Turn to qwertyuiop
A Recipe for Success?
Bad Handwriting? If It's Any Comfort, The USA Is Not Alone
Did You Know that Lobsters, Birds, Cats and Dogs Can Do Math?
Michael Phelps: A Golden Example
Congress Gives Boost to High Tech Learning in the Classroom
Can One Person Make a Difference?
Dyslexia: Making a Change
Educational Software--A Neglected Realm of the Digital Age
Books Enter a New (Digital) Age
One Thing on the Rise--A Need for Teachers of Chinese
Funds To Be Cut for Reading Education
The Amazing Power of Music
Teacher Challenges Overuse of Phonics
Headline Humor
More Overseas Students Coming to the US
Electronic Smog: What Is It? and Why Should We Be Concerned?
Schools Feel the Clutches of Higher Gas Prices
The Right Way to Write?
The State of Education in the State of Our Nation
The Magic Touch
Older Students Filling California College Campuses
"The Debacle of Testing Literacy Ability"
Musical Genes? They May Even Tell Us Something About Dyslexia
Reading First –But Not With Comprehension
Dyslexia and Different Languages
Education in America: An Institution in Crisis
Time for Some Smiles
A Different Approach to ADD?
Yes, There Really Is An International Pun Contest
Writing with Proficiency --30% Success Is Welcomed!!!
Train Your Brain!
Some Benefit to the Economic Pain?
The Price of Poor Education
Drinking Water--Some Troubling News
Hold On--The College Frenzy Is Going to Pass
Is There Genius in Autism?
An Ambassador for Children's Reading
Paying Students to Learn? Good Idea?
Homework: Questions about its Value
Know of Someone Who Might Want to Enter a Contest?
Is College in Your Child's Future?
Spelling: A Mirror into Reading
Jokes: Fun and Learrning in One Package
In Praise of Immaturity
Word Families: Is It Time to Disown Them?
Toys: The Right Choice
Resource Guide for Children with Disabilities
Outsourcing Mary's Little Lamb with Dogs
Playing Around with Christmas
Some Amazing Images of Families Fare Around the World
Growing Your Vocabulary While Feeding Those in Need
Is There a Ray of Light in Rethinking about Early Schooling?
Seeing Christmas in a New Light
Einstein Was Right Again
U.S. 4th-graders losing ground on literacy
Music Education Linked to Academic and Income Success
"It's Time to Go to School"
Being "Normal" : The Hidden Side
"I'm Listening, But I Don't Understand" (1)
Developing the Vital, But Neglected Precursor Skills for Reading
Making Bedtime Reading Even Better
Comprehension Problems: A Neglected But Vital Issue
Knowledge Can Be Upsetting--But It Can Also Be Empowering
Adding Some Spice to Bedtime Reading
The Invulnerable Child and the Nobel Prize--Where's the Connection?
Laptops Can Sometimes Be a Pain
How Do I Get My Child To Pay Attention?
A Chance for Self-Expression
A Test Your Child Can Enjoy
The Answer Is "You Can't": But What Is The Question?
It's All About Love
My Child Has Motor Difficulties and Cannot Handwrite...
Having Fun with Language
Something New for the Soul: A Website for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilties
Want to Share a Bit of Heaven with Your Child?
Does My Child Need "Training in Phonological Awareness"
Danger to Children from Food and Drink Additives is Exposed
You Can Make a Difference!
Your Cell Phone! Have You Been Wondering About How Safe It Is?
"Disastrous Consequences of No Child Left Behind"
"The Menace Everyone Loves To Hate"
Are We Cutting Down the Tall Poppies?
Is Writing A Burden? Maybe You Need a Friendly Dragon
Teaching Reading: When Is The Right Time To Start?
Our Everlasting Affair with the "Wild Things"
Reading Protects the Brain! It Really IS Good For You
Why Cindy Crawford uses Phonics Plus Five with her own kids
Literacy and Underwear? Truth Can Be Stranger than Fiction
What Can A Phone Pad Tell Us About Reading?
Nice News for Parents of the Tom Sawyers of the World
Learning: The Two Forms That Are Rarely Distinguished
Trying Out a Foreign Language?
The Pecking Order Among Siblings
Building Writing Skills: A Parent's Suggestion
Summer! Vacation time!
When You Rearrange the Letters
The Importance of "Aha"--A Great Cue from Your Chilld
America Comes Up Short
The "A, B, See's" of Reading for Children with Attention Deficit Disorder
A Key to Reading Success: Fluency
"Just the Facts, Please"
Want to Impress Your Child?
Reading and Humor: A Nice Partnership
Reading: It's Not Just Knowing How; It's Also Knowing About
Can Reading Instruction Enter the 21st Century?
Some Advice from a Founding Father
How To Ensure Accurate Spelling
Having Writing Come Alive
Resolving the Mysteries and Miseries of Punctuation
Can Reading Be "Easier" than Speaking for Children with Language Disabilities?
Everyone Has An Opinion About Reading
"How Can I Convince My Child?"
Teaching Reading in More Than One Language
Teaching Reading to Dyslexics: It's Time to Exit the World of Alice in Wonderland
As California Goes-So Goes the Nation?
A Path to Success: Using a Public Health Model to Create Reading Programs
Worksheets: Reworking A Homework Ordeal
Some More Musings from George Carlin
"I do not remember when I could not read"
The Link Between Wall St and Pubic Education
Even in China!
A Bit of Word Play
Every Child Left Behind
The Reading-Math Connection
Let's Do the Numbers
Returning to the Lighter Side
Learning in Classrooms
Help for Older Students
The One That Appears in Many Guises
A Valuable Resource If You Have a Child in Special Education
What A Difference A Letter Makes
The Rules of Reading? The Ones that Confuse and the Ones that Matter
A Sampling of Mark Twain
Math Problems: A Useful Resource
"Yippee, I CAN READ"
A New Twist on Words
"Our son is doing miraculously well"
"This interview left me more frightened than frustrated"
How Did We Ever Lose Sight of Vision?
Setting Our Sights on Vision
Back to Basics? You Mean--Just Keep Doing The Same Thing?
George Carlin's Musings on Words
Parents Warned Over TV
Using The Book to Create The Program?
"What did you do in school today?" The Tip of an Iceberg
How does your program help a child with visual memory problems?
What should I be doing in a lesson when my child does it wrong?
John Steinbeck on Learning to Read
"If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office..."
Some Testimonials from Happy Parents
Stephen Wright's thoughts on reading
Reading: WE Can Grant Children their Birthright
Young Adults Who Are Non-Readers: Does the Program Work ?
Who's Pointing A Finger?
Errors: The "invisible" 800 pound gorilla blocking the road to learning
Helping a Twelve Year Old with Dyslexia
Duz Ackurit SPELLING Matir?
Keeping Track of the Work
"But he's right in the middle of the class"
Reading Achievement of US students
Advocating for Your Child
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