Stop the Homework Wars

I can’t tell you how often parents have asked me if their child is dyslexic or they come to me and tell me that their child has dyslexia. I get that question from parents that homeschool as well as those that don’t. Sometimes I even get that question from parents of gifted children. Yes, even [...]

Hi there, I recently found you on the web and just watching your vids, I’m VERY interested. To wit: I’m homeschooling my 16 year old nephew who has been diagnosed ADHD and dyslexic. With the phonics reading materials I’ve found on the net and at my local library, I can only find Elementary school age [...]

Bonnie Terry Learning – Review of The Comprehension Zone: Rocket Rap                        This review is difficult for me to write because this product had such a dramatic and positive effect for one of our children.  It has been an answer to prayer, a break-through for our child who has struggled with auditory comprehension for years.  I [...]

How many times have your kids read the same pages in their textbook, searching for the answers? Your kids may have even flung their book down or at you in frustration? That may be because no one actually ever taught them the skill of reading for meaning, and a result, reading assignments are hard for [...]

Parents often write or call me with questions about helping their child struggling with spelling. In fact Kathy B. writes about her son, “He reads well, but cannot copy from the board or from a book without many spelling errors. The spelling issue is very evident in his written expression also.” More often than not, when [...]

One of the things that has always been hard for my students is note taking and learning study skills. But, note taking and learning study skills doesn’t have to be hard. I know you might be rolling your eyes at that statement, thinking:  “Right – Bonnie has got to be kidding!” But, I’m not kidding. I [...]

Back to School… What can you do to make your life a lot easier? Anna Weinstein from education.com contacted me earlier this week and asked if she could interview me about what parents of LD children could do to help there kids have a great start to the school year. We recorded the interview, so [...]

With school just around the corner I thought this would be the perfect time to share the way I teach the short vowels to my studetns. So many kids, from early readers to middle grade and high school have trouble with spelling because they don’t have the actually vowel sounds down pat. Remember, teaching reading has [...]

How many words did you know when you started school?  Research shows that top-quartile children have a 7,000-word vocabulary, while lowest-quartile students know only 3,000 words. In fact, a child’s vocabulary is one of the strongest predictors of their success, not only in school, but in life too. For Title I students, students with dyslexia, [...]

 Just wanted to pass this along… U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2009 — Bonnie Terry Learning has been selected for the 2009 Best of Auburn Award in the Tutoring School category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local [...]