If your child has trouble reading and you are wondering whether it could be dyslexia, ADHD, or both, you are in exactly the right place. I have talked with parents in exactly this situation many times, and I want to walk you through what the research actually says about dyslexia vs ADHD when a child … Read more
You know your homeschool reading approach is working when your child shows steady growth in both reading skill and enjoyment, reads independently without tears, and can talk back to you about what they just read. The clearest sign is a child who picks up a book on their own and stays with it — not … Read more
Ask any child what year World War II ended and they might hesitate. Ask them how it felt to be a child evacuated from London during the Blitz, and they will tell you everything. That difference is what historical fiction teaches kids that nonfiction can’t. A textbook gives you dates, maps, and treaties. A story … Read more
If you have ever picked up a children’s book and noticed a round gold or silver sticker on the cover, you are looking at something special. Those gold and silver seals on children’s books are not random decorations. They are marks of excellence awarded by the American Library Association (ALA) to the best children’s books … Read more
I have spent the last decade watching my own kids and hundreds of others pick up award-winning children’s books, then quietly put them back on the shelf. The disconnect is real, and it comes up constantly in our parenting and educator communities. A book can win a Caldecott Medal or a Newbery Medal and still … Read more
Own Voices (often written as #OwnVoices) is a term coined by author Corinne Duyvis in 2015 to describe children’s books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as their main characters. When a Black author writes a Black protagonist, or an autistic writer creates an autistic main character, that book is considered Own … Read more