Stop the Homework Wars

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 [...]

Today’s post relates to you as a parent or teacher rather than about your children or students. I don’t know about you but I seem to get busier and busier every single day and it seems that there is even more incoming information to deal with every time I open up my e mail system [...]

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 [...]

Summertime is the perfect time to help your children improve their writing skills while playing a game with them. I often get calls from parents asking me what they can do to help their children improve their writing and grammar skills. Some of these parents have children that are gifted, some are average students, some [...]

As a parent you have a unique opportunity during the summer to have fun with your children and at the same time bring up thier reading skills. As a parents you have the ability to nurture and expose your children to rich experiences will help to improve their reading comprehension. The more memories your children have [...]