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Short a, sounds simple, right?

Short a, sounds simple, right?

 Introducing short a is so much more than just short a. When a student is learning to read and spell so many skills are being developed. It goes beyond memorizing words. Students who have not absorbed the English language,...

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What is an Orton Gillingham lesson?

So often I hear from people, parents and teachers alike, “What really is Orton Gillingham?” Since Orton Gillingham is not a curriculum, but rather a  discipline, it is like explaining an abstract noun! I find myself struggling to describe the...

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Welcome to Thoughts From My Notebook

Welcome to Thoughts From My Notebook

Looking back at my life I never imagined I would be here, talking to you now. I am quite sure none of my teachers would have predicted this either. I hated school, and it felt like school hated me back....

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