Notes from the rug

Letters home, worth keeping

Why we do it this way19 Aug

Why I don't send homework

Your five-year-old works hard for seven hours. Here is what I'd rather you do with the evening.

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Reading12 Aug

What LETRS changed about how I teach reading

LETRS stands for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling — two years of digging deep into how little brains learn to read. It was HARD work, and I loved every minute of it.

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Why we do it this way5 Aug

The first two weeks are all routines

Before we read, write, or count, we learn how to be a room full of friends — and these first practiced days are some of my favorite days of the whole year!

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