by aperkins | Jun 15, 2010 | Blog
Last month I touched on the topic of males as readers in my blog post Snakes, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails. The research I interesting to me and motivated me to read more. I skimmed and scanned Boys and Girls Learn Differently! by Michael Gurian. This brain-based...
by aperkins | May 14, 2010 | Blog
We all know the nursery rhyme that suggests boys are made from unpleasant things like snakes, snails and puppy dog tails while girls are made from pleasant things like sugar and spice. The nursery rhyme, aside from the teasing, points out that boys and girls are...
by aperkins | Apr 9, 2010 | Blog
Wound. Produce. Close. Present. Invalid. When there are two or more words that are spelled the same and have different pronunciations or meanings, they are called heteronyms. These cause apprentice readers to stumble and even proficient reads to pause. Test this for...
by aperkins | Mar 5, 2010 | Blog
What obstacles stand in the way of students being successful? Maybe our students are being trailed by a lifetime of barriers both academic and personal. Perhaps the thought of putting themselves out on a limb is too risky for fear of the limb splintering. Possibly...
by aperkins | Dec 15, 2009 | Blog
End of semester exams have been given. You are either gaining a new set of students in January or you are carrying over former students to the second leg of the academic year. Either way, it’s time to begin writing the summative assessment you’ll be giving in May. Why...
