...If you can read a word correctly then you should be able to learn to spell it. Therefore spelling is based on learning to read, learning phonics, and consequently learning vocabulary. My students learn to spell by practicing vocabulary and spelling strategies. (read more)
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...I have helped students learn the basics in arithmetic, something that is sadly lacking in many older students. First, I explore how the students process numbers; some, for example, do not work with numbers visually, but aurally, by hearing them. Then, I encourage the students to work within their own personal perceptions, applying them to the tasks necessary to compute properly. (read more)
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