My Favorite Parenting and Education Books

I often want to explain to people my parenting philosophy, my teaching theory, and my opposition to some traditional ways… Read more My Favorite Parenting and Education Books

Get Off the Phonics Train Early: Functional Reading After Phonics

Teaching children how to read is often regarded as an aggravating, difficult, hair-pulling exercise and it need not be. The… Read more Get Off the Phonics Train Early: Functional Reading After Phonics

I document age-related childhood difficult behavior and probably the #1 question I get is how to deal with caregivers who… Read more When Caregivers Just Don’t Understand

Perhaps my favorite activity to do with a toddler is put on a play with them. I started putting on… Read more Incredible Reading Comprehension: Putting on a Play with a Toddler

This is a transcript to a short video I will produce showing how my work on cognitive growth spurts, the… Read more Toddler Language Development the “Misbehavior is Growth” Way

I love doing prefix and suffix lessons with 5 year olds. They aren’t just lessons on prefixes and suffixes, although… Read more Prefix and Suffix Lessons are Character Lessons

One thing that has been really powerful in reinforcing story comprehension in my preschooler has been putting on plays about… Read more Putting on a Beauty and the Beast Play with a Preschooler

Help Your Preschooler Build a Better Brain by John Bowman is, hands down, the best book on toddler and preschooler activities… Read more Help Your Preschooler Build a Better Brain

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Amber

A pre-reading activity for a child who is not yet reading but knows letter sounds: Asking, for instance, which of… Read more Preschool Reading Activity with a Purpose