Literacy Skills, Spelling, Parent-School Partnership . By Maya Smart | December 02 , 2019

What’s a Parent to Do about those Dreaded Spelling Lists?

Endless copying of random spelling lists? Think again. Discover what it takes to really help kids learn to spell

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Literacy Skills, Spelling, Parent-School Partnership . By Maya Smart | November 12 , 2019

Teaching Your Kids to Spell: Does Memorizing Work?

This blog post will give you some advice for getting the most out of memorization, the last resort for words kids just can't

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Parent-School Partnership, Community, Library & Literacy Advocacy . By Maya Smart | November 05 , 2019

Parents Beware: Reading Instruction in the U.S. Still Fails Most Kids

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Maya's Favorites, Literacy Skills, Spelling, Parent-School Partnership . By Maya Smart | October 30 , 2019

9 Questions to Ask Your Child’s Teacher About Spelling

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Parent-School Partnership, Community, Diversity & Inclusion . By Maya Smart | October 21 , 2015

How To Address Misleading History in Texas Textbooks

I had the honor of participating in a lively discussion on HuffPost Live recently about an outcry over the misrepresentation of

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