I am sharing an idea on how closed captioning can help struggling readers. We discovered closed captioning is not just helpful for those of us who have trouble understanding the dialogue of actors with foreign accents in a movie. It turns out closed captioning helped my son with his mild dyslexia diagnosis. This happened by chance. I was [Read more…]
Children’s Artwork : Share it don’t store it
This project was inspired by my mom and how I didn’t want to store my children’s artwork! For the record, I am not throwing her under the bus, but does this sound familiar to any of you who grew up before 1990? My mom collected and stored her kids’ artwork the way she did coupons: haphazardly stored [Read more…]
Dyslexia & Prepositions
Dyslexia | notatrophywife Prepositions of place and value. Most of us don’t even think about prepositions of place or directional prepositions: under, over, before, after, through, among, between, beside, below, down, across, above, towards. I haven’t thought too seriously about prepositions since 11th grade English. For most of us prepositions are ingrained in our brains: [Read more…]
Ways to Connect with your Teen Boys
I am super excited to share five ways to connect with your teen boys. As many of you know I have one daughter and two sons. My boys were always the chatty ones, willing to share all details and “bathroom humor” with little coercion. But, as my oldest son settled into the teenage years, he was [Read more…]
The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses… Review
When I received an email by Barbara Esham asking if I would consider writing a book review for her series, “The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses.” Of course, I assumed it was spam mail. But a quick google search and email to Barbara confirmed the request was the real deal! After I emailed Barbara she included a link to her website www.mainstreamconnections.org. The website is filled [Read more…]
Dyslexia Clues We Missed
Dyslexia Clues We Missed Some of my most heartfelt posts are the ones recalling the details of my son’s dyslexia diagnosis when he was in kindergarten. There are so many misconceptions and fears about a suspected dyslexia diagnosis. I was asked by one reader what signs or clues our son displayed in preschool? Looking back, we did [Read more…]
Reluctant Reader Suggestions :Back to School Series
Hi everyone- How is your weekend? I wanted to kickoff the first Sunday in August with my new Back to School Sunday Series for the month of August: Suggestions related to reluctant readers, delayed readers or children diagnosed with dyslexia. Or, just for kids who would rather do anything BUT READ. It’s not about the label, [Read more…]
Basketball Hoop On Wall
My son loves to play basketball. He plays outside for hours, but still loves to shoot in his room before bed (before school, before homework, before..). The basketball hoop and stand took up valuable floor space and was tipping over (with his ever growing strength). So, my girlfriend came up with this idea! She is an organizational genius! She used a wall [Read more…]
Summer School Reading Deadlines
I had to share a fun interaction with my son for his summer school reading assignment. My son was assigned to read the “Diary of Anne Frank” over the summer. Knowing my son prefers texts and ESPN I knew I had to set up a few deadlines over the summer. The following interaction with my [Read more…]
just another day in the life of a child with dyslexia.
My original goal for my blog was to share our personal experience with our son’s diagnosis of dyslexia in kindergarten. Or should I say his first year of kindergarten. So imagine our surprise when our son announced he is cured of dyslexia. And, with an early diagnosis and intervention, in many ways he is “cured.” [Read more…]
My son’s tennis match routine
tennis match ** Throwback Thursday post as we head into the junior tennis season! My son’s tennis match routine freaked me out the night before his first sanctioned tournament. I checked on him before bed and when I opened his door I gasped when I saw this on the floor. It looked like a crime scene without any blood or [Read more…]
While running errands my son asks; “Mom can I get a new vibrator today?”
I had to share a funny and embarrassing conversation I had with my son. This is the same son who startled me with his pre-tennis match routine. While running errands with my son we had a quick trip to the grocery store. We were walking down the aisle, navigating between shopping carts and shoppers (remember this) listing the errands [Read more…]
Vinyl for Kids’ Decor
*Expressions Vinyl contributed the neon vinyl used for this project. Last summer I posted on my blog, I’m Not a Trophy Wife, how I turned foam mat squares, often used beneath exercise equipment, into a wall display for my son’s room. My goal was to add stickers and vinyl incorporating my son’s interests. So when [Read more…]