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Limiting Summer Slide by Strengthening Reading Habits at Home
With the school year coming to a close, we must now talk about summer and the ever-daunting ‘Summer Slide’ dilemma. If you haven’t heard the term before let me explain: Summer Slide is a teacher-speak for the academic regression that students encounter during the summer months when educational/academic focus shifts to the backseat. During the…
Household Chores and Autism
Household Chores and Autism I thought this was such a great perspective…And, it is only one perspective. This is a commentary from a young adult on the autism spectrum: “Neurotypicals who live with autistics, have you ever wondered why a sinkful of dishes just hangs out for days? Have you ever gotten irritated because unfolded…
How Does Reading During Pregnancy Increase a Baby’s Intelligence?
A babys nerve pathways in the ears and neural system in the brain start developing as early as the twenty-sixth week, which is when the baby will begin responding to sounds and voices regularly. Introducing music and words while your baby is still growing inside of you may increase your babys intelligence; many expectant parents can start talking to their babies in the womb, reading to them and playing soothing music to generate a response from their developing brains. Reading provides auditory stimulation for babies growing brains and can acclimate children to the sounds of their parents voices.
The Road to Reading
My sister taught me how to read. Sure, there were a long line of teacher lessons, flash cards and episodes of Sesame Street that primed me for the big moment, but those memories are vague and faded – mere baby steps on the grand journey to literacy.
June Astrology Reading
Bookended by a Scorpio moon from beginning to end, June rolls in under two significant eclipses, a day apart! The June 4th lunar eclipse, 4:10 am PDT, is followed by the very rare Venus eclipse of the sun, June 5th, 6:10 p.m. for about 3 hours.