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Learning With a Divergent Mind

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Online Classes: Help for Struggling Readers

I’m offering a series of online classes for parents and teachers in April on Zoom. Does your child struggle to sound out words?Do they find reading tiring? Boring? Frustrating? Slow?Do they have difficulty recognizing a word from one page to Read more…


When Doing Your Best Doesn’t Seem to Be Working

We often associate doing our best with achieving the same results, or better, every time. Doing your best is not about results, it is about the effort applied to the task. This seems very simple and obvious to say, but Read more…


You Must Have So Much Patience!

This is probably the most frequent comment I hear when people learn that I homeschool.  My standard answer is that, I’m not naturally patient, but my children have taught me well!   Patience is essential to successful teaching One of Read more…