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January 2014 – DSE Conference February 1, 2014 – If you have not heard Sue Buckley speak before, you are missing out if you do not attend this conference.  She will be presenting across a variety of educational topics with Becky Baxter, another excellent presenter.  The conference is at UCI in the Student Center.  Cost…

January 2014 – This month we are focusing on sentences.  Working on sentence building skills is about more than just meeting a common core standard.  It is about helping your child find his or her voice and learn to express themselves. Be gentle but diligent in working on sentence building.  You will be thrilled years from…

December 2013 – With a bit of advanced planning, it is simple to work the math concepts of sorting, patterning, ordering and comparing into learning sessions.  There are abundant resources available in your home or classroom to use for supporting instruction, as well as great online worksheets, online games and apps.  The decorations and colorful…

November 2013 – Setting the stage at home and at school for effective learning is important.  Join us this month as we focus on adaptations to environment, instruction, assessment and curriculum that help set the stage for success.

October 2013 – October is our time to focus on early number concepts.  Learning to count may seem easy, but there are many aspects to it that may not be apparent at first.  Learning early math concepts sets the foundation for higher math.  If you have questions about what we are working on this month,…