I had a rocky start with reading. I was far more interested in being outside and building things than sitting down with books. In Grade 3 my lack of reading and writing skills was having a significant impact on my progression, so my parents built a points based program around Read more
Morning thoughts from the woods with coffee As I write this the sun is just coming up, and the sound of cartoons drifts up to my office, as my sleep allergic children get ready for another day of testing our endurance. Social isolation has been a way of life for Read more
This morning I spent a throughly enjoyable 35 minutes working with my daughter on her sight words and numeracy skills. As we began to creep towards 40 minutes of focused work I pulled the pin as I could begin to sense that she was not having fun with her learning. Read more