In addition to just having your child spell from the Word Card, also build a word like the one misspelled with letter tiles a day or two afterwards and talk with your child about why it is spelled the way it is spelling. I don’t know what level you are doing, but All About ...
The copy editors on my last two books, How To Ditch Your Fairy and Liar, found I’d spelled various of the characters names in two or more different ways. I hadn’t noticed. Apparently that’s because spelling is linked to visual memory and mine is crap.1 There are very few blogs ...
After one year, she is considered a hen. Jill is one of our pullets. She is a bantam (small) black cochin. And here is Jack, her cockerel brother. He is also a bantam black cochin. Now, the next time you hear someone talking about pullets, you know they mean young female ...
But if you wanted to take onomatopoeia a step further you could alter the word, or even make up a new word, to describe the sound. For example, say you have a very specific idea of what that sound is, so instead of saying that the gravelcrunched, maybe you make up a word that, w...
Jill_C • Community Expert , Mar 30, 2024 There are numerous AI drawing errors on many images, evident even at small,thumbnail size. This one should never have been approved because "Happy Birthday" is mispelled on the cake: https://stock...
Jill says: October 17, 2019 at 10:04 am This is even more “fun” when your child’s native language isn’t English. Reply Lisa says: October 16, 2019 at 4:38 pm I do the exaggerated pronunciation with my two I homeschool all the time! I’ve never heard of anyone else doing it...
The candidates have spelled out their ideas in speeches, advertisements and other venues. Both say that their approach would do more to lift up workers, the middle class and the promises that have defined America. While Trump and Harris agree on not taxing workers’ ti...
While it is still possible to help an older child with reading, those beyond third grade require much more intensive help.The longer you wait to get help for a child with reading difficulties, the harder it will be for that child to catch up. If help is given in fourth grade (rather ...
If you want to reach your highest potential, making your achievements visible, especially to those at senior levels, is as important as the actual tasks spelled out in your job description. If you don’t find a way to speak about the value of what you’re doing, you send a message ...
Anyone who has raised kids knows that managing their sleep can be one of the most challenging aspects of parenting. But not everyone understands just how vital that sleep is. Ad Adequate sleep is a bedrock of a child's physical andmental health, said Dr. Jill Kaar, an associate professor ...