Parents, You CAN Teach Your Littles to Read (Here's How)
As a teacher who specializes in reading, the first thing I always try to do is empower parents. I want to give parents tools to help...
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Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Jul 13, 2020
- 3 min
Can you trust me as a reliable source?
I talk about how I implement research-based strategies a lot, but how do you know if I'm not just another blogger posting all my "knowledge"
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
How to Become Your Child's Greatest Educational Asset (Part 3 of 4)
In my opinion, these last two aspects of parenting and education are the hardest because they require us to lay aside our own wants for...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Children NEED to Play!
Play requires risk.
Play requires creativity.
Play requires problem-solving skills.
Play allows a learner to see and do.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
A Simple Idea on How Parents can Challenge their Advanced Learner from Home at School
I hope the last part of the title made sense, "from home at school" because parents can have an amazing role in their child's education.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
List of Sight Word Practice & Word Play Resources
This post is simply a list of places that offer opportunities for young readers to practice their sight words in a fun way and see the words
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Struggling Reader Sight Word Instruction
How a teacher approaches reading instruction needs to look different for early elementary-aged students versus junior high students.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Early Reader High-Frequency Word Instruction
Once little readers have an understanding of letters and their sounds, where they are able to identify consonant-vowel-consonant words, I
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Apr 21, 2020
- 6 min
Countering Harvard's Attack on Homeschooling with Encouragement for Parents
I read Elizabeth Bartholet’s attack of homeschooling on Harvard Magazines website, a day after I began writing a four-part blog series...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Apr 20, 2020
- 5 min
How to Become Your Child's Greatest Educational Asset (Part 1 of 4)
As parents, we are ALL in a unique position to offer our students the very best education possible. Parents are primarily responsible for
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
3 Reasons Why I Stopped Using Flashcards for Word Identification Instruction
My job as a teacher who specializes in literacy is to provide learning opportunities that inspire a reader to enjoy the process of thinking
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
Qualities of a Quality Reading Teacher or Tutor
Qualities of a quality reading teacher or tutor.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
The Relationship Between Reading, Writing, and Spelling
I can speak to Rebecca Treiman's statement in her book, Beginning to Spell, If learning to spell were a natural by-product of learning to...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
FREE Elementary Literacy Resource
One of my clients shared Cincinnati Zoo's Home Safari daily Facebook LIVE event with me. My children LOVE it. Due to the fact that I'm...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
How can I best support you during this time of unrest?
I was speaking to one of my dearest teacher friends forced home due to the Coronavirus scare that we are currently facing as a world. She...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Feb 1, 2020
- 2 min
Comprehension Toolbox (For Teachers and Readers)
Readers need a toolbox full of tools for them to use to enable them to understand whatever they read (assigned or not) to the best of...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Jan 21, 2020
- 3 min
Monitoring Comprehension
An important aspect to teach readers is how to self-monitor their misunderstandings. Good readers have a few fix-it strategies in their...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Jan 6, 2020
- 3 min
Modeling Comprehension
Seasoned, independent readers automatically process text by predicting, asking questions, connecting, visualizing, fixing mistakes,...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Sep 9, 2019
- 4 min
My Early Elementary Writer's Favorite Tools (Alongside a Mom Q&A Session)
I'm going to approach this post as a Q&A session while giving the tools of my writer's (homeschool and tutoring students) favorite...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
- Sep 9, 2019
- 3 min
Don't Over Complicate the Writing Process
When it comes to little minds we are to build a solid foundation in reading and writing. That is our primary goal. Otherwise, the...