February 2010

Dolch Sight Words List – By Level of Difficulty

Dolch Sight Words – By Level of Difficulty Edward William Dolch, Ph.D. further analyzed his list of 220 sight words; he categorized them into two groups: easy and hard. Using a Wisconsin study that tested 6,000 students in both first and second grade, he categorized the sight words according to level of difficulty. Dolch provided [...]

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Report Cards Reflect More Than Just Grades

Report Cards Reflect More Than Just Grades Yesterday, both of my children ran toward me screaming in excitement. They could barely contain themselves as they snatched their report cards out of their backpack while in route to our home. As we collectively reviewed their progress for the first semester, I was overwhelmed with a plethora [...]

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Happy Belated Groundhog Day

Yesterday, the furry forecaster, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow. According to folklore, we can expect six more weeks of winter. The educated woman, that I am, does not put much merit in a little rodent predicting the weather for the next six weeks. Although, I did wake up to four inches of snow, school closings [...]

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