Dear Joan- My kindergarten and third-grade sons are doing remote learning, and after Zoom-school ends, all they want to do is play video games or watch television. How can I make sure…
Dear Joan- I’m confused about what to do for my first grader. She doesn’t really like to read but I know she is supposed to practice reading every night for 20 minutes.…
The big gap between parent understanding, and reality I read a statistic this week that I have to share: 9 out of 10 parents and caregivers think that their children read…
If you have not yet read Emily Harmon’s article in this past weekend’s New York Times, you should stop reading this blog and go directly to the link here. And if you…
Dear Joan- I’m confused about what to do for my first grader. She doesn’t really like to read but I know she is supposed to practice reading every night for 20 minutes.…
Most of us know reading is fundamental to a child’s future success, but many parents aren’t told what they can (and should) do to help their child read. The good news is,…
I didn’t want to start a company. I wanted to write a book for parents, to help them help their children build the kinds of skills that are needed to read well…
This past week I had the pleasure of presenting to some local mothers who, like parents everywhere, are eager to make sure their children are on a path to reading success. I…
This week, I had more than one investor tell me that parents won’t see a benefit to having an app that builds a child’s reading skills and that doesn’t put a screen…