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MY FIRST TEACHER I have a passion for literacy. It all began in a screened in porch in South Central Los Angeles when I was almost 5 years old. My mother’s first language was Spanish. She told me how hard it was for her to learn English. She grew up…
I learn so much from my grandchildren. They teach me how to enjoy the moment. They teach me to be still and absorb sights and sounds that I have taken for granted. I have learned to see nature through their eyes. It fills me with optimism and hope that the…
I now know how difficult it is to be a caregiver. My husband suffered a stroke and it has been a challenging, scary time these last months. Seeing the left side of his face drooped as he slurred his speech to tell me that he is planning to drive himself…

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I have been an online instructor for a university for ten years. Each term, I change my course based on what I feel would enhance…

Some holidays are difficult. Especially now that my kids are grown and are off living their lives. The house is quiet, too quiet, and there…
A fluent reader reads smoothly and is enjoyable to listen to. The components of fluency are: Accuracy, Rate, Expression Fluency is important because it provides a…

There are so many factors that contribute to anxiety, depression, withdrawal, and often an inability to cope. Sometimes, it’s hard to verbalize emotions. Children are…