It was so interesting to create this list of tech that I didn't have access to as a young reader and writer (and even up to my young adult days as a college student). Previous generations are known for discussing the struggles that they had to go through (the "hard things") to their children and … Continue reading 10 Tech Assistants That Weren’t Available to Me as a Young Reader and Writer
What a question to start out with for my first blog post after the "Adventures in Tutoring Daily Challenge!" But, why not? I'm being hit left and right with AI influences everywhere. And, it's nothing new. AI's been around for a long time, but its prevalence today is what's so overwhelming. It's hitting like never … Continue reading Writing Reflection: Is AI Ruining our Children’s Literacy?
Well, it appears that I waited until the very last day (literally the very last day of the month) to provide you with my literacy update. And, I purposely did it, so I could give you all the latest and greatest juicy details from the reading and writing worlds of Degrees of Maternity. Now, just … Continue reading The Literacy Corner at Degrees of Maternity – Update #2
Been doing some creative contemplating, and I came up with an idea. Me and my ideas. I know . . . I know . . . "Here goes another one," you might be saying. But, hear (or read) me out. Okay, so I was doing some creative contemplating about the best way in which to … Continue reading The Literacy Corner at Degrees of Maternity
Well, it's the last day in November and I thought I'd better get in touch with you. And, I must say that it feels good to be back in the blogging saddle once again. Writing for this blog is just something that I will always come back to no matter how much time I've been … Continue reading Back to Blogging
Sometimes, you just need a minute to collect yourself when you're in the middle of a reset for your creative outlet. And, that was me last week. I just needed a moment, so forgive me for being MIA. Been doing some soul-searching, simplifying, and prioritizing. But, I'm back this week with a more focused determination … Continue reading A Foreshadowing with a Reading and Writing Reblog
Once upon a time, there was a middle-aged woman who was torn between the two creative loves of her life: Reading and Writing. And, she came to a time in her life where she felt like she had to forsake one of the relationships in order to focus on the other. And, why? Well, that … Continue reading A Tale of Two Loves
In incentivizing the young reader and writer, it's imperative that we GET TO THE REAL REASON A CHILD DOESN’T WANT TO READ AND/OR WRITE. I MEAN THE REAL REASON! In problem identification, we have to get to the root cause of the problem in order to solve it. Therefore, the most important thing to initially … Continue reading Incentivizing the Young Reader and Writer: Challenges to Reading and Writing (Poll Results)
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