Archive for 2012
“Play and Talk” are the key to academic success.
August 30, 2012
“Play is the key to academic success” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/simon-says-dont-use-flashcards/ Parents who want to stimulate their children’s brain development often focus on things like early reading, flashcards and language tapes. But a growing body of research suggests that playing certain kinds of childhood games may be the best way to increase a child’s ability to do well […]
Reading Together takes Diane to Seoul Korea September 10-18, 2012.
August 23, 2012
Diane will model best practices and strategies for acquiring English as a second language as well as teach Conversational Reading skills for teachers of children in grades Kindergarten through primary school. The goal is to support a child’s academic success and build high-level literacy skills in terms of reading fluency and comprehension.
Clear connections between reading aloud & success in reading.
August 23, 2012
Long before we focus on children and reading, we need to make sure children have the rich vocabularies they need to get ready to learn to read There are clear connections between reading aloud and success in reading. Learning to read is incremental. Children need to be familiar with letters, words, & sounds. Reading success […]
Start the school year with a Growth Mindset
August 13, 2012
Mid August comes and a new school year beckons. A growth mindset not only teaches children to love to learn but also determines the quality of their learning. In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This […]
New twist on bonuses for teachers.
August 2, 2012
New twist on bonuses for teachers: Give the money at the start of the school year—but yank it back if students underperform. In nine kindergarten-through eighth-grade schools in Chicago Heights, Ill., 150 teachers took part in the experiment. Some teachers got $4,000 in a lump sum at the start of the school year, but they […]
