Star Tribune 10.15.24 “Readers Write: Student illiteracy, the merits of the Electoral College”
Who’s to blame for student illiteracy? Look in the mirror, administrators. In the Oct. 11 Star Tribune, columnist Denise Johnson wrote about the poor state of literacy in Minnesota (“BoostStar Tribune 10.10.24 “Johnson: Boost literacy levels for Minnesota students”
Our state shouldn’t accept its current concerning rates of reading proficiency. Reading is fundamental. Learning to read well by the third grade can make or break a student’s future success.How to Talk to a Baby
How to Dad is a delightful YouTuber Dad from New Zealand. His video tutorial on how fathers can stimulate brain and literacy development while talking to their baby.How to teach a toddler to sing:
How to Dad is a delightful video tutorial on how fathers can stimulate brain and literacy development through modeling talk, signing and interactions with infants and toddlers.
Mom Enough
Mother-daughter co-hosts Marti & Erin Erickson invite you to explore with them the many facets of motherhood in today’s world – from confronting the daily joys and struggles of helping kids grow up
Star Tribune – 04.7.2024 “Monticello aspires to be the ‘Little Community That Could’ create proficient readers”
Monticello is “The Little Engine That Could” when it comes to reading. It aspires to become the community with the most proficient readers with the fewest inequities and to accomplish
Star Tribune 12.22.2023 “Minnesota can, must rise in reading ranks”
The answer to the question posed in the Star Tribune front page headline Nov. 27, "Can new laws reverse reading declines?" is an emphatic "yes" — and "no" — and "it
Star Tribune 04.16.2023 “If Cuba can eradicate illiteracy, Minnesota certainly can.”
There are 500,000 K-12 students in Minnesota who are not reading proficiently. If you lined them up all holding hands, they would stretch from here to Chicago.Brain Development in the First Few Years
The human brain is the most complex thing on earth and birth to five years sees the fastest rate of brain development. 60% of all energy a baby expends is