Leo’s persistence is truly admirable. He can drive you into a corner in short time. A conversation from last December: “Mum, can Santa bring me chickens?” “No, sorry bud. That is something you have to ask Daddy for.” “But he will say no.” (Joking) “Then you will need what’s called a business proposal.” A few minutes later,…
Just let them read books
I wanted to share a favorite blog post of mine, Just Let Them Read Books by Jen Marten: http://teachfromtheheart.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/just-let-them-read-books/ I whole-heartedly subscribe to the author’s approach to reading. All year, Leo’s teachers insisted that his reading abilities hovered around the second grade level (outside testing would later show they were almost 6th grade). Yet, at…
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