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The Devil Is in the Details of Differentiation: Meditations from a Mere Mortal, Merely Teaching

October 6, 2024

Differentiation matters. But it’s a matter of dosage and degree as well as desirability. Kids have preferences, and sometimes theirs don’t align with those of their parents or their teachers.

The Vanishing Act in The Balancing Act

August 28, 2024

Faith Borkowsky

Literacy

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When a pendulum swings in education, how do we track its collateral damage?

Do Our Literacy Heroes Fail Us, Or Do We Fail Ourselves?

May 23, 2024

Faith Borkowsky

Literacy, Uncategorized

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"I've been wondering whether my hero worship says more about me and the allure of aspiration than it does about my idols."

Long Island School District Embraces the Science of Reading

No other district I know of has made such a commitment to a structured phonics approach. In Lynbrook, the kids are now taught to “say the sounds and read the word” right from the start.

Advice for Parents and Their Children with Dyslexia

October 13, 2022

Faith Borkowsky

Reading and Writing Remediation

Balanced Literacy, dyslexia, intervention, interview, Parents, reading tutor, Teacher, Tutor

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As parents, we need to put aside our frustration, anxiety, comparisons and just saddle up next to our children to let them know we are on their team.

The Word Wasp: Affordable, Effective Reading Intervention

May 5, 2022

Faith Borkowsky

Reading and Writing Remediation

Decoding, dyslexia, Hornet, intervention, Orton-Gillingham, Parents, Phonics, Reading Intervention, reading tutor, spelling, Tutor, Word Wasp

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High Five Literacy and Academic Coaching is proud to offer support to any parent wanting to try the Hornet Literacy Primer or Word Wasp program. Please see our new Facebook group, Word Wasp USA Support. This collaboration was designed to provide American families with an affordable, effective reading intervention program that offers the same results as OG.

Can You See Me?

January 17, 2022

Faith Borkowsky

Literacy

Book Club, Can You See Me, community, community literacy solutions, conversation, discussion, If Only I Would Have Known, Literacy, reading, Reading Difficulties, school district, Tikkun olam, workbook

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But, just like the old waiter who unknowingly gave a lifeline to one of our greatest actors, we must first “see” those who struggle or have been marginalized.

Community Literacy Solutions

April 27, 2021

Faith Borkowsky

Reading and Writing Remediation

community awareness, dyslexia, Explicit Instruction, intervention, Literacy, Phonics, Structured Literacy

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This commitment on the part of the family and the trainee is necessary to see the type of anticipated growth we expect to see, and which we saw with TJ.

Six Decades Later: Why We Can’t Wait!

January 29, 2021

Faith Borkowsky

Literacy

Balanced Literacy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., dyslexia, Equity, Explicit Instruction, Reading Instruction, Reading Intervention, Science of Reading, Social Justice, Structured Literacy

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https://www.thedyslexiainitiative.org/post/six-decades-later-why-we-can-t-wait

Facts Tell, Stories Sell: Teach My Kid to Read

January 12, 2021

Faith Borkowsky

Literacy, Reading and Writing Remediation

Balanced Literacy, dyslexia, evidence-based, Explicit Instruction, Parents, Phonics, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Reading Intervention, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, Teach My Kid to Read, Whole Language

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Facts Tell, Stories Sell: Teach My Kid to Read One of my favorite books on scientific reading research, Language at The Speed of Sight, by Dr. Mark S. Seidenberg makes the strongest argument…

HIGH FIVE LITERACY AND ACADEMIC COACHING

The Devil Is in the Details of Differentiation: Meditations from a Mere Mortal, Merely Teaching

The Vanishing Act in The Balancing Act

Do Our Literacy Heroes Fail Us, Or Do We Fail Ourselves?

Long Island School District Embraces the Science of Reading

Advice for Parents and Their Children with Dyslexia

The Word Wasp: Affordable, Effective Reading Intervention

Can You See Me?

Community Literacy Solutions

Facts Tell, Stories Sell: Teach My Kid to Read

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