While Jeannine takes a break from blogging this holiday week, here are some good blog posts to check out: SchoolFamily.com has some great articles, like these: “Is my child reading at grade-level?” “Holiday traditions that improve reading and writing skills” The ASCD...

A recent article in Education Week bemoans the fact that students are using cursive less and less, and in some cases, do not know how to read cursive. They still seem to do pretty well at printing, and reading what someone else has printed.  Interesting! My daughter is a calligrapher and loves forming...