Before teaching ABCs, make sure your child has these 4 essential skills, says child psychiatrist

For many parents, building the academic “foundation” in children comes with a lot of pressure. Teaching a child alphabets and ...
Education Week

There Are Four Foundational Reading Skills. Why Do We Only Talk About Phonics?

Here’s the good news: Most educators have gotten the message that K-5 students need to learn the foundational reading skills outlined in the common core and other college and career-ready standards: ...
The Conversation

Learning a language? Four ways to smash through the dreaded ‘intermediate plateau’

How can I improve my English? This was a question frequently posed by my students in South Korea. My initial advice was straightforward – dedicate time and effort. However, both my students and I ...