Reading
For kids for whom reading hasn't clicked yet — with or without a diagnosis.
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Why your third grader still guesses at words →
Explore the Reading hub →I write for the kind of parent I'm usually on the phone with — worried, tired, halfway through a Google search, trying to figure out what's going on with their kid. If that's you, you're in the right place.
Some pieces explain what you're seeing. Some explain why it's happening. Some help you decide what to do next.
Pick the hub that names what you're carrying, and start there.
For kids for whom reading hasn't clicked yet — with or without a diagnosis.
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Why your third grader still guesses at words →
Explore the Reading hub →For the hard moments — after school, at bedtime, at the math table, or without warning.
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The after-school meltdown isn't about school →
Explore the Meltdowns hub →For kids carrying shame about school, about their brain, or about who they think they're supposed to be.
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When your kid calls themselves stupid →
Explore the Hard on Themselves hub →For everything school is supposed to be, and what to do when it isn't.
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What to do when the school says they don't see it →
Explore the School hub →For kids who feel out of step — with friends, at lunch, at recess, or in the quiet ways that don't make noise.
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The kid who's fine at school and falls apart at home →
Explore the Fitting In hub →These are the pieces where I'm less the teacher and more a person who has been in this work a long time and has some opinions about it. You don't need to read them in any order. Read what pulls you.
Lazy is a diagnosis disguised as a character flaw. It's almost always wrong.
Read →The most popular behavior tool in American parenting is also the one I've watched fail kids the most.
Read →It isn't the thing your kid's school will tell you.
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