What is the primary difference between literacy and fluency and why is it important to consider in regard to our children’s educational structuring? Literacy is knowing how to do something while fluency is being able to do that something automatically. I first encountered this idea in Stephen Krashen’s Principles and Practice in Second Language AcquisitionContinue reading “Chapter 2: Digital literacy compared to fluency”
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Establishing Classroom Routines
Classroom routines are effective tools for classroom management. Routines comfort students by providing a stable environment where everyone knows the procedure. Routines also help teachers reduce discipline problems. Finally, routines have positive effects on student achievement. Repeated routines help students spend less time thinking about procedures so they can focus on the lesson’s content. RoutinesContinue reading “Establishing Classroom Routines”
Chapter 1: Demonstrating Preparedness
What must our children do to measurably demonstrate their preparation and readiness to leave school and go into the world to work, live and play? Before students do anything, society and educators need to clarify what skills are necessary to succeed in the real world. I have defined the skills that I think are theContinue reading “Chapter 1: Demonstrating Preparedness”
Misbehavior: Mistaken Beliefs and Goals
As befitting a book entitled Positive Discipline, misbehavior is prominent. After all, there is little need for discipline if there is no misbehavior. What is misbehavior? This is not a spurious question. To paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart, is misbehavior something that is hard to define but we know it when we see it (maybe)? DoesContinue reading “Misbehavior: Mistaken Beliefs and Goals”
Coast to coast with Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride is another great game I love to play for real and to play with my son. He’s still far too young to understand the game as a concept, but he likes to play with trains. The plastic train pieces of TTR have great table presence, especially at higher player counts with differentContinue reading “Coast to coast with Ticket to Ride”
Gaming with Toddlers 3 – Splendor, More or Less
As I’ve written, I like to play my board games with my two-year old. We don’t play the rules since he’s so young and can’t possibly understand what should be happening. Instead we use the games s toys and recently I have been trying to make our play times more developmentally appropriate for him. AsContinue reading “Gaming with Toddlers 3 – Splendor, More or Less”
The Keasy Depot 