The Classroom Teacher: Making a Difference, One Student at a Time
The excitement of kicking off a new school year with its whirlwind of setting up classrooms for teachers and learning new schedules for...
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Cindy Hall
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Lessons Learned From Behind the Teacher’s Desk
Spending last semester as a classroom teacher reminded Cindy that basics matter. Here is a quick round-up of things that were good to...
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Cindy Hall
- May 28
- 2 min
Why is igh a Way to Spell Long i?
Silent gh is sometimes combined with the letter i to form the long i vowel sound. This igh pattern is most frequently found in the middle...
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Cindy Hall
- May 28
- 4 min
Alternative Seating
In her classroom this spring, Cindy explored some alternative seating options with her students. The idea came to mind because Cindy...
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Cindy Hall
- May 28
- 2 min
Final Field Report: April into May
By mid-April, everyone in the classroom had hit their stride with being used to using hands-on learning methods. The day a new Science...
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Cindy Hall
- Apr 18
- 2 min
Field Report: Three
March and early April brought more than spring to our classroom. Marine animal mobiles dance from two ceiling sections of our classroom,...
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Cindy Hall
- Apr 18
- 3 min
The “I Do, We Do, You Do” : Method and In Action
Learning new skills and procedures is all part of education. Supporting students by providing them with a demonstration of a new skill or...
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Cindy Hall
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Field Report Two
The theme of the past month of teaching third and fourth graders seemed to be, “Teachers can learn a lot from students’ mistakes.” A good...
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Cindy Hall
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Homophone Picture Card Technique
Homophones, words that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings, pose a particular problem for students with...
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Cindy Hall
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Can it ever be “Too Late to Remediate?”
We live in a world that requires reading to participate at the highest level. Restaurant menus, Internal Revenue Service EZ forms, and...
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Cindy Hall
- Feb 16
- 4 min
Field Report One
The January newsletter contained the news that Cindy was returning to the classroom for a semester. Knowing the class she would be...
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Cindy Hall
- Jan 15
- 4 min
Warning Signs of Dyslexia
The following article, authored by Cindy Hall, first appeared in the Journal for Christian Educators, Winter 2012. Rights to the article...
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huntsvilletutoring
- Jan 15
- 2 min
A Simple New Year’s Evaluation Plan
The second semester and the start of a new year bring the opportunity to do a quick, two-question reflection on how well the plan being...
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Cindy Hall
- Jan 15
- 3 min
“My Brother Doesn’t Read, Because He’s Dyslexic,” and Other Excuses Siblings Give
This month continues a short series we began back in November, featuring interviews with neurotypical siblings of dyslexic individuals....
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Cindy Hall
- Jan 15
- 2 min
A New Adventure
“ I am you.” But am I Really? When speaking to teachers at educators’ conferences across the country, Cindy generally introduces herself...
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Cindy Hall
- Nov 27, 2023
- 5 min
Semester Test Study Strategies
December is a paradox for students. On the one hand, holiday programs and parties jostle for space on the calendar while decorations and...
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huntsvilletutoring
- Oct 30, 2023
- 5 min
Educator’s Wish List
An educator who works with dyslexic students recently reached out to share the wonderful news that she had been gifted with a...
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huntsvilletutoring
- Oct 30, 2023
- 4 min
The Dyslexia and Learning Music Connection
Does dyslexia affect a child’s ability to read and perform music? This question was recently asked by a music education pre-service...
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huntsvilletutoring
- Oct 30, 2023
- 4 min
“My Brother Doesn’t Read, Because He’s Dyslexic,” and Other Excuses Siblings Give - Rose Valdez
This month begins a short series featuring interviews with neurotypical siblings of dyslexic individuals. Quite a bit of time is spent...
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Cindy Hall
- Oct 11, 2023
- 4 min
Building Skilled Writers Step-by-Step: One Page Papers and Beyond
Over the past two months, the writing focus has expanded from writing single sentences to writing a basic and an expanded paragraph....
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