When children fail tests, parents often panic. And when children fail tests like DIBELS that parents have never even heard of and don’t understand, the feeling intensifies! I received…
Help! My Child Failed the DIBELS Test!
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Sound Discrimination: What to Do When Children Cannot “Hear” Beginning Sounds
Every year in Kindergarten, there are always a few children in my class who struggle with sound discrimination, or the ability to “hear” and distinguish between the beginning sounds in…
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Dealing with Defiant Students in the Classroom
Defiance, disrespectfulness, kids yelling “NO!” is what a teacher’s classroom management nightmares are made of! These days, most teachers may have had one or two defiant students in their class…
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Kindergarten Reading: What Should Parents Know?
Most children are taught to read in kindergarten these days. This is now a big surprise to many parents, who have fond memories of blocks, painting, stories, play dough, and…
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Ten Simple Memory Tricks to Help Kids Learn the Alphabet
Sometimes, kids have trouble learning the alphabet. And when this happens, teachers and parents will use anything and everything to help them learn. Often, inventing a mnemonic device (also known…
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Overloaded with DISRUPTIVE Kids who JUST WON’T STOP!
Have you ever had a class with so many difficult, disruptive students that you felt that you could barely even teach? What can you do to get past it? How…
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Harmonize Your Classroom: Amplifying Success with Music!
Welcome back, incredible educators! As the summer break comes to an end, it’s time to ignite your passion and gear up for a brand-new school year. Get ready to create…
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How to Host a Successful Parent Orientation
Do you know how to host a successful parent orientation night? Whether you are a new teacher or a veteran, talking with parents at the beginning of the year can…
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New: HeidiSongs.tv Practice Corner for Quick Sight Words Review
As teachers, we always seem to be short on time for everything. But we’ve come up with a solution for helping you review sight words quickly and efficiently: it’s our…
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Brain Breaks in the Classroom – DannyGo!
Raise your hand if you love DannyGo! I can confidently say this is true for both my classroom and my own kids at home. Did you know that DannyGo has…
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