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Cindy Hall
Nov 204 min read
Prescriptions for Uncertain Spellers: Special Endings for One Syllable, Short Vowel Words
Four spelling patterns are used only at the end of a one syllable, short vowel word, directly after the short vowel. The patterns are...
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Cindy Hall
Oct 112 min read
Writing Samples Make Great Screening Tools!
When screening a child for dyslexia, including an unassisted writing sample can give a window into how the child perceives language....
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Cindy Hall
Oct 112 min read
Structured Literacy
Structured Literacy is a term that has been used in the discussion of best practices for teaching reading for the past decade. The term...
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Cindy Hall
Sep 44 min read
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 43 min read
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 282 min read
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 284 min read
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 282 min read
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 182 min read
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 183 min read
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 183 min read
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 181 min read
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 162 min read
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 164 min read
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 154 min read
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 152 min read
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 153 min read
“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 152 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20235 min read
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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