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    Parents, You CAN Teach Your Littles to Read (Here's How)
    Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
    • Jun 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
    Can you trust me as a reliable source?
    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"
    How to Become Your Child's Greatest Educational Asset (Part 3 of 4)
    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...
    Children NEED to Play!
    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.
    A Simple Idea on How Parents can Challenge their Advanced Learner from Home at School
    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.
    List of Sight Word Practice & Word Play Resources
    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
    Struggling Reader Sight Word Instruction
    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.
    Early Reader High-Frequency Word Instruction
    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
    Countering Harvard's Attack on Homeschooling with Encouragement for Parents
    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...
    How to Become Your Child's Greatest Educational Asset (Part 1 of 4)
    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
    3 Reasons Why I Stopped Using Flashcards for Word Identification Instruction
    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
    Qualities of a Quality Reading Teacher or Tutor
    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.
    The Relationship Between Reading, Writing, and Spelling
    Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
    • Mar 26, 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...
    FREE Elementary Literacy Resource
    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...
    How can I best support you during this time of unrest?
    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...
    Comprehension Toolbox (For Teachers and Readers)
    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...
    Monitoring Comprehension
    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...
    Modeling Comprehension
    Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.
    • Jan 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    Modeling Comprehension

    Seasoned, independent readers automatically process text by predicting, asking questions, connecting, visualizing, fixing mistakes,...
    My Early Elementary Writer's Favorite Tools 
(Alongside a Mom Q&A Session)
    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...
    Don't Over Complicate the Writing Process
    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...
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