Author: Ruth T.

Perspective

Posted by Ruth T. | Apr 19, 2017 | Glimpses of Life | 0 |

Perspective. According to Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language, one definition for this word is, “a glass through which objects are viewed.”

Reading aloud: the 5 w’s

Posted by Ruth T. | Mar 31, 2017 | Home Life | 0 |

Reading aloud equips your children with a personal toolbox they’ll use throughout their lives as readers, learners and communicators. In our busy and demanding home school lives, though, making time for this activity can be a challenge.

Family read-aloud: beyond the picture book

Posted by Ruth T. | Mar 29, 2017 | Academics | 0 |

Reading aloud to preschoolers increases their phonic and grammatical awareness, solidifies their language development and strengthens their reading readiness. What about after that? Is there value to reading aloud to our older children?

Education: what does that mean anyway?

Posted by Ruth T. | Mar 3, 2017 | Academics | 0 |

To truly learn something requires working through four steps that can be described by using the acronym TEAM: Teach; Engage; Assess; and Master. These steps can be linear but often the teacher and student may cycle back on the different steps as needed.

Teacher Reboot: Retreat! [Part 2]

Posted by Ruth T. | Aug 17, 2016 | Schools of Thought | 0 |

Are you driving full force into your school year? Don’t take the GPS approach! Hit the brakes, stop “at the side of the road” and look back! Why look back when you want to move forward? Well, how do you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been?