Ha! I found the answer finally on pg. 133-134 of Bishop’s The ABCs and All Their Tricks ... In other words: We didn't like the possible solution, thus there’s no good reason. 😂

😁yeah - that’s exactly what I said. And I then I promised him I’d look into it; so here I am!

My kiddo asked today why the “a” in the word “strange” is long. (His first attempt was str-ang-e.) Can anyone help me with an explanation? I’ve already looked in the dictionary, and it gave the etymology as [Middle English “straunge” < Old French “estrange” < Latin “extraneus.....] Is this just a exception/twist on being a CVCe word?

This youtube video, which I have yet to watch, has linked in its description a document which provides scripts and scaffolding ideas for Kilpatrick's Equipped For Reading Success. I don't think there's anything earth shattering in it, but it's available.

@PeterPan thanks for listing those out for me. Can you help this vitamin Noob out by explaining how optimum vitamin D levels would be helpful please?

When you, as the parent/teacher, feel discouraged about your kiddo’s progress, or lack thereof, what do *you* do to help yourself? (I’ve got a dyslexic kid in lower elementary, if that matters. Combined with the change in seasons, I think I feel discouragement creeping in and want to have some ideas on hand.)

@PenI got a notification of being quoted only.

@Pen@Pen there you go! Did it work?

There you go; I bet there’s a market for that ....😉

@PeterPan I had never stopped to think about WHY the abacus was so difficult with one of my kiddos but c-rods (or dice) were magical. But what you’re saying makes so much sense! Thanks for taking the time to write it out.

Number, I know you like to problem solve, so I bet you’d find it interesting to teach math to a kiddo with dyscalculia or dyslexia. It’ll make you rethink everything! Then once you’ve taught one kid with learning challenges, find another one to teach. It will be a whole new set of challenges!

I think we need to wait for that credit. At least I hope it’s still on it’s way ....

My title was “Claim your $10 credit now.” This was from buying from a small business before Prime Days. @Kassia @katilac

For a limited time, a set of 3 of Julia Rothman’s books are on sale for $25 The Julia Rothman Collection: Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food Anatomy https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1612128521/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6c0HFbEYQRD9R

What are good websites for newbies to learn about Vitamins & supplements?

Canva is another option

Other easy maintenance things: Changing the air filter(s). Topping off the windshield fluid. Inflate the tires to the proper pressure. eta: what about doing bike maintenance? Or winterizing the mower / power tools?

Here’s another idea assuming you’re reading picture books. Take pictures of the pages and read from those. Give the book with the pictures for the kids to look at together and on the floor. BTW - I’ve done the doodle paper at the table and that works too. Not as cozy but peaceful.

If you can sit on the floor, then you could do that with your back against a couch or bed. Then you have two spots beside you on the floor and two (or more) spots on the bed. or you could do the same idea with you in a recliner/upright chair with the kids on their own barstool peering from behind. or switch to audio books or non-picture books. 😛. I think some picture books are read aloud on YouTube or amazon premiere or books or Tumblebooks (we get access to this via our library). You could cast/project that onto a screen and all watch the “read aloud”.

Back in the day👵🏼, flank steak was a cheap and undesireable (the word hadn’t gotten out that you could slice it against the grain to avoid being chewy). We had some great stir fry with flank steak, but now it’s considered a splurge due to the cost. Boo. I don’t think these are any particular dish but rather the side accompaniment to the soups that Chinese restaurants served (at least in the Midwest). I think diners were expected to top their soup with them like one would break saltines into their soup to add a bit of crunch. I don’t know that they were actually noodles that were fried by rather wonton wrappers (Or some type of flattened dough) cut into small rectangles and fried.

Yeah, it would defintiely only be a part of a solution. But it's also a portion that can be accomplished at home during a pandemic .........

Does anyone have any experience with this program? https://readingacceleration.com it's a computer-based program (for the annual cost of $99/student), that is supposed to help train the child in the physical eye movements of reading (saccadic eye movements).

My kids want to see a presidential debate. In your opinion, what would be a good debate that demonstrates how a presidential debate is conducted? (Just name one and I'll search for it.)

Can he tell you why he doesn’t like the different food items? That might help you to define the problem, and then work towards a compromise. You could try a collaborative, logical approach ..... so for example, I’m not a big fan of GoGurt because of the high sugar content; see how much sugar is there? I’d prefer you to eat XYZ yogurt which only has x grams of sugar. But I realize that’s a big change, how do you think we can still have tasty yogurt as a snack option? ..... hopefully he’ll see that the added sugar is a problem. And maybe you guys can brainstorm a solution ... one week of gogurt followed by one week of XYZ yogurt, or mixing the two extremes to get a compromise yogurt, or whatever. you could do that with chips too - mix lays with Terra chips or buy baked lays or make kale chips or have him make his own potato chips. (There are microwave chip holders.) maybe he’s wanting food with crunch? Would you be willing to buy more raw veggies? Sometimes I’m smart enough to put out raw veggies and hummus while I’m prepping dinner, so if they are hungry they can fill up on that. Roasted chickpeas? maybe compromise on lunchmeat sandwiches? Maybe natural lunchmeat on regular bread or more processed lunchmeat on GF bread. Cooler weather is coming; would he be happy with a big pot of soup that from which he can heat up a portion each day? More realistically, I might also strongly tell him that he can cook the entire family’s lunch if he keeps complaining. 😛 (if this happens, maybe you could let him use paper plates just to cut down on the clean up - just for this season of life ) I hope you find something that works. Food complaints are so hard to take!

I think I understand what you’re saying .... and perhaps I’m inferring that you want to give her a “Numerical” time goal rather than a percentage goal. But what I’m suggesting is that you calculate the percentage and then set that time as her goal rather than basing her goals on what you or other kids can do. And what goal you give her now doesn’t have to be your final goal. For example if I have a struggling reader who’s reading 35 WPM, I’m not going to say “you need to read this list at 60 WPM” like all the experts say you should. Sure 60 WPM would be my end goal for this child, but I might set the goal of 38 WPM before the child, which is ~10% improvement for this child.