The best way to read is slow and close. That's not very academic, but it is the best kind of reading. Reading slow and close improves you...

When asked why I have invested my life in teaching from a conceptual learning philosophy, I answer with the effects of rote learning on l...

That question is born of frustration. Repeating the same mistake takes the joy out of learning a new language, and so we say it's difficu...

Sometimes we complain that we or a student is not making progress in English, mathematics, or even music. Apathy, irritation, and tempers...

That's a great question: one worthy of an answer. As a writing teacher and a writer, I wonder about the benefits of writing instruction. ...

Words function in two ways. They label the things we talk about: the objects we see and think about. They explain the way in which those ...

Not all things are equal, especially when it comes to synonyms. Synonyms mean differently by degree. If you learn a word, it's worth givi...

Words are the labels we give objects, experiences, and the connections between the objects and experiences we encounter. If we expect to ...

Any language follows its own set of socially shared rules. As well, it follows its own language program. In other words, one language pro...

If you start at the bottom of English, the point where the language begins, you're looking at learning 44 individual English speech-sound...

Encoding is the process of giving every speech-sound a letter to represent it. That enables you to write what you hear. Encoding is essen...

Coding is what we call getting speech-sounds into the brain. I’m trying not to be overly technical. So it might help if you know infants,...