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Free Time Gifted Homeschool 

11 Favorite Books of Barack Obama to Share With Your Child

December 21, 2016December 20, 2018 alessa books, Obama, reading

  Love or hate his politics, you can’t deny that President Barack Obama adores children – almost as much as

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Homeschool Teaching Tips 

2nd Look Sentences For Thanksgiving

November 22, 2015December 20, 2018 alessa 2nd Look Sentences, comprehension, grammar, reading

Ever find yourself reading something and you skip over a word – or even switch up the order you read

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Banned Book Week
Free Time 

Be a Rebel: Read a Banned Book

September 28, 2015December 20, 2016 alessa banned books, books, reading

Growing up in the 70s, Judy Blume was a controversial author in the Catholic school circles of Baltimore. I had

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Learning Disabilities 

Convergence Insufficiency and Reading Problems

May 1, 2015May 23, 2016 alessa convergence insufficiency, dyslexia, reading

In the professional work I do, I see a number of families who have spent a great deal of money

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Free Time Homeschool 

Books Your Child Should Read, According to Neil deGrasse Tyson

April 25, 2015July 8, 2016 alessa books, de grasse, reading, tyson

Science nerds know Neil deGrasse Tyson for his passionate pursuit of all things outer space and of objective knowledge grounded

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Playing with words
Teaching Tips 

Playing With Words

July 14, 2014October 17, 2015 alessa elkonin, phonics, phonological awareness, reading

The process of learning how to read begins long before kindergarten, phonics instruction, and Bob Books. Pre-reading skills include: Differentiating

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5 Signs Your Non-Reading Gifted Child is Okay
Gifted 

Early Reading Myth #2: When Your Gifted Child Doesn’t Read Before Kindergarten

July 8, 2014October 17, 2015 alessa dyslexia, reading, stealth dyslexia

Children who read before starting kindergarten tend to impress most people. You see a 5-year old reading The Hobbit and

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Early Reading Myth
Gifted Learning Disabilities 

The Early Reading Myth and Gifted Achievement

July 1, 2014September 16, 2018 alessa reading

As someone who does educational testing and curriculum planning, I receive my fair share of phone calls and emails from

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Life Happens

Sometimes life comes along and hijacks your best laid curricular plans. That can be a good thing.

Everyday learning happens - sometimes beginning with the most innocent question.

Follow your child's whimsy.
Ask good questions.
Go for a walk.
Listen.
Get Messy.
Laugh.
Explore.
Debate.

Above all else, have fun.

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