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“Bottom-up Learning” and Building Strong Foundations for Abstract Ideas | Child1st Publications
Hemispheric Dominance Math Phonics & Spelling
“Bottom-up Learning” and Building Strong Foundations for Abstract Ideas
Hemispheric Dominance Math Phonics & SpellingJul 29, 2024
Those are just a few ideas for helping children learn from the bottom up so that the ideas sink in...
How to Use Visuals & Motions to Close Gaps in Learning | Child1st Publications
Hemispheric Dominance
How to Use Visuals & Motions to Close Gaps in Learning
Hemispheric DominanceJul 29, 2024
I have worked extensively with children who struggle with reading. If there is a gap in understanding, that gap might...
The Effects of Movement on Development and Learning | Child1st Publications
Free Play/Movement/Hands On
The Effects of Movement on Development and Learning
Free Play/Movement/Hands OnJul 29, 2024
We absorb information about the world through our bodies. The body is like a huge magnet for learning, which comes...
How Orton-Gillingham Compares with Child1st Materials | Child1st Publications
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How Orton-Gillingham Compares with Child1st Materials
Child1stJul 29, 2024
Orton Gillingham has his list of red words: words that cannot be decoded. He also designates some high-frequency words as...
Tips for Helping a Right-Brained Child Write in a Left-Brained, Sequential Way
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Tips for Helping a Right-Brained Child Write in a Left-Brained, Sequential Way
WritingJul 29, 2024
A picture is worth 1,000 words and yet even those 1,000 words cannot adequately convey the images the child is...
How to Make Flashcards that Truly Help Right-Brained Learners | Child1st Publications
Hemispheric Dominance Reading
How to Make Flashcards that Truly Help Right-Brained Learners
Hemispheric Dominance ReadingJul 29, 2024
Flash cards are NOT created equal. Where they get a bad rap is when they are used for trying to...
How to Teach Sight Words and Sound Spellings Using a Big Book Story | Child1st Publications
Activities/Lessons
How to Teach Sight Words and Sound Spellings Using a Big Book Story
Activities/LessonsJul 29, 2024
It works so well to pre-teach specific sight words and sound spellings using a big book. Rather than jumping right...
How to Design Units that Access each Student’s Giftedness | Child1st Publications
Hemispheric Dominance
How to Design Units that Access each Student’s Giftedness
Hemispheric DominanceJul 29, 2024
I have a theory: if we access each child’s area of giftedness, we will turn them on to learning. In...
The Role of Emotions in Learning | Child1st Publications
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The Role of Emotions in Learning
Behavior/FocusJul 29, 2024
The more a child associates negative emotions with learning, the more his brain will shut down. He will be immersed...

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