Parent-teacher conferences are the perfect time for you to ask questions and to get a report from your child’s teacher. This is your opportunity to discuss what you see at home, as well as what the teacher sees at school. Many kids are still behind due to COVID-19 disrupting learning. Studies are showing that students on average could have…
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10 Spelling Activities for Any Word List
Looking for a method to the madness of learning to spell? Take a look at Scholar Within’s spelling program. We teach spelling through spelling patterns with systematic step-by-step video lessons and hands-on activities. Learn More Spelling activities can make spelling practice a bit more fun and can help with spelling problems. Spelling problems can happen because…
Auditory Processing Activities
Table of Contents Webinar Replay: Auditory Processing, Decoding, and the Secret to SpellingWatch Now Auditory Processing Overview Auditory processing is one of the three ways we learn. We learn by hearing (auditory processing), seeing (visual processing), and doing (tactile-kinesthetic processing). Good listening skills are needed to make learning easier. Just like how with taste you…
Auditory Processing and Spelling
What is Auditory Processing? Have you ever heard a new word and tried to spell it? Doing this helps you to remember the new word. The process of reading new words is much easier than spelling new words. Reading is the process of decoding. Spelling is the process of encoding. These are two sides of…
Goal Planning for the New School Year
Executive Function, Goal Planning, and School Success Goal planning is a great way to help set up your year for success. This is also where executive function comes into play. Executive function is all about planning, organizing, strategizing, paying attention to, and remembering details. Setting and writing your goals down is the first step. When…
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary are Connected Going back to my first year of teaching, I found that reading comprehension was impacted directly by vocabulary. I had a student who could read beautifully and fluently, but when asked what it was that she read, she went blank. When you don’t understand a word, or how it…
Top 10 Back-to-School Supplies: The Ultimate List
What can you do to get your kids off to a great start for school success? Having the right back-to-school supplies can make the difference between feeling prepared for the school year and not. They can help boost your kids’ confidence as they enter the school year knowing that they have the supplies they need…
The Visual Processing System: How Does it Impact Learning?
Visual processing often means how well you discriminate between one letter and another or one word and another. This is prominent with kids who confuse letters, also known as letter reversals. Below are some examples of letters and words that kids mix up…
Reading and Spelling: Decoding and Encoding
How are Reading and Spelling Connected? Reading and spelling are two sides of the same coin. In order to do one part well, you need the other part. In order to read, you need to decode (sound out) words. In order to spell, you need to encode words. In other words, to spell, you need…
Background Knowledge and Reading Comprehension
Factual knowledge, also known as background knowledge, can make the difference from not having a clue what you have read to comprehending and completely understanding what you have read.
