Engaging and Encouraging Young Boys to Excel in Reading, Writing and Spelling
Engaging and Encouraging Young Boys to Excel in Reading, Writing and Spelling Most boys need to move, make noise and conquer the world. However, our classroom environments are not usually set up to handle wiggly, noisy boys. Dr. Wrighton will discuss how early education teachers (Kindergarten included) are mostly females who have never been little […]
Changing Children’s Behavior: “Catching the Child in the Act of Being Terrific!”
Changing Children’s Behavior: “Catching the Child in the Act of Being Terrific!” Dr. Wrighton will explain her cutting edge theories on how to handle chronic, errant child behavior while loving the child at the same time. Some of her secrets are: 1) Love and respect the child first, regardless of behavior. 2) “Catch the child […]
What Schools in One Place Can Learn from Schools Elsewhere
What Schools in One Place Can Learn from Schools Elsewhere In a recent blog, I responded to an article by Lisbeth Schorr and Srik Gopal about their concerns that the findings of randomized experiments will not generalize from one set of schools to another. I got a lot of supportive response to the blog, but […]