‘Writing’ Blog Posts
4 Activities to Improve Reading Skills (Part 4 – Writing)
January 10th, 2018 2019-11-30T18:13:30-08:00 2018-01-10T12:00:25-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
One of the easiest ways to improve reading skills with writing is to use fill-in-the-blank graphic organizers. They make note-taking, paragraph writing, and essay writing easy. As a parent, I hated watching my son struggle with a writing assignment. He would stare what would seem like hours at a blank piece of paper. I’m sure you feel the same way.
6 Fun Family Activities Prevent the Summer Slide!
July 19th, 2017 2018-12-12T16:04:18-08:00 2017-07-19T15:17:48-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
It’s not too late to prevent the summer slide with fun family activities. The activities are geared for elementary, middle, and high school kids. Listen to the audio. Activities include weekly trips, nature adventures, and home activities.
How to Write a Paragraph With Ease
March 17th, 2016 2016-03-17T13:17:55-07:00 2016-03-17T01:37:29-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Often teachers presume their students know how to write a paragraph. They assign them to write a paragraph either in the classroom or at home and expect them to know how to do it. This makes paragraph writing difficult. Without specific instruction taught repeatedly, students do NOT typically know how to write a paragraph. Mastering any type of writing needs both practice and review, including review of the step-by-step instructions.
Improve Writing Skills Webinar Replay Is Available
February 15th, 2016 2016-03-16T22:25:30-07:00 2016-02-15T20:47:30-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Steps to Improve Writing Skills and Have Writing Skills in Place:
Be able to write three of the four types of simple sentences? (They should be doing this by 3rd grade.)
Be able to write a five sentence paragraph? (They should be doing this by 3rd grade.)
Be able to write a descriptive, narrative, or compare/contrast paragraph? (4th to 12th graders should be doing this.)
Be able to write a descriptive, narrative, compare/contrast, argumentative/persuasive essay (7th to 12th graders should be doing this.)
Complimentary Webinar — Improve Writing Skills in Just Minutes a Day (for students of all ages)
January 30th, 2016 2016-03-16T22:19:50-07:00 2016-01-30T22:27:20-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Reading Comprehension Strategies
July 29th, 2015 2017-12-06T15:56:05-08:00 2015-07-29T20:43:34-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Reading Comprehension is the ability to gain meaning from what you read and then to use that information is some fashion…whether for enjoyment when reading a pleasure book or for information and knowledge when reading a text book or non-fiction book. Reading comprehension even comes into play when reading a text message on a smart phone or reading a Facebook post.
Best Homework Help Resources and Websites
April 12th, 2012 2018-12-12T18:29:35-08:00 2012-04-12T13:26:11-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Homework Help: Why do so many kids struggle with math, especially algebra? Teachers often move fast in math to cover the curriculum. Unfortunately kids don’t always have each concept solid before they have to move on to the next concept. Math just keeps getting harder. Kids that struggle with algebra never got a solid foundation […]
Improve Writing Skills with English Grammar Game: The Sentence Zone
March 14th, 2011 2016-10-30T05:19:44-07:00 2011-03-14T16:46:53-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Improve Learning Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Math Skills
October 28th, 2010 2010-10-28T13:01:01-07:00 2010-10-28T13:01:01-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
“FACT – It’s Not Too Late… Give Your Child A 2 To 4 Year Advantage in Learning Reading, Writing and Math In Just 20 Minutes A Day!” Does your child struggle with learning reading, writing, spelling, or math? Do they have reading comprehension problems? Do they understand their homework? Do they do their homework with […]
Improve Writing Skills with Specially Designed Graphic Organizers
September 28th, 2010 2018-10-24T17:41:31-07:00 2010-09-28T10:20:21-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Writing is the doing part of thinking. To create good thinkers we need to create good writers. One of the easiest ways to create good writers is to use graphic organizers. The use of fill-in-the-blank organizers helps to prevent the deer in the headlights look kids give you when staring at blank sheets of paper.
Struggling With Note-Taking, Reading Comprehension & Listening Comprehension?
July 30th, 2010 2015-01-24T00:58:25-08:00 2010-07-30T13:32:47-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Bonnie, I found you through Youtube and am intrigued by the 10 Minutes to Better Study Skills! My home-schooled daughter is 16 and dual-enrolling in our local community college and currently in her first class. She is struggling with note-taking! She also took the SAT in June and scored poorly in the reading portion, especially the “passage” […]
Sloppy Handwriting? Quick Teaching Handwriting Tip
March 4th, 2010 2016-11-03T17:36:07-07:00 2010-03-04T12:38:31-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Writing Problems, Dysgraphia, and Learning Writing Skills
November 11th, 2009 2017-02-16T01:27:17-08:00 2009-11-11T13:47:43-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
This comment was just left by trexpaddock after viewing the following video. I wanted to go into more detail for you on this post. It is difficult to tell if you don’t understand learning disabilities well, or are just ‘dumbing down’ the material to the point it becomes confused. Hi Trexpaddock, I do try to […]
B & D Reversals Are Causing Spelling Problems – What Do I Do?
October 29th, 2009 2009-10-29T13:29:47-07:00 2009-10-29T13:29:47-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Ashlea S. writes: We have a 7 year old who is in second grade and is having a difficulty spelling. Her spelling used to be great and she didn’t have a problem with it until this year. She wants to write her b’s as d’s and her d’s as b’s. It’s become very difficult to […]
Dyslexic, LD, ADHD, & Gifted Kids Improve Comprehension Skills By Game Playing
September 24th, 2009 2023-04-19T12:44:38-07:00 2009-09-24T16:04:19-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Improve Study Skills and Note Taking With Graphic Organizers
September 4th, 2009 2018-10-24T17:37:26-07:00 2009-09-04T20:14:25-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Dyslexia & LD Dysgraphia Problems
July 31st, 2009 2009-07-31T14:48:22-07:00 2009-07-31T14:48:22-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I just came across this article on dysgraphia and thought you might be interested in it: Dysgraphia and Sequencing “Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing abilities. It can manifest itself as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts on paper” (National Center for Learning Disabilities [2006], found at LD Online). Those […]
Grammar Game Makes English Easy Whether You Have Dyslexia or are Gifted
July 9th, 2009 2016-10-30T05:24:49-07:00 2009-07-09T12:27:16-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
FREE Webinar: 8 Summer Activities to Boost Your Kid’s Skills
June 13th, 2009 2017-02-16T01:23:54-08:00 2009-06-13T13:55:58-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I Can Hardly Believe It? Check it out… The call is filling up fast – Reserve your spot now. I have had so many calls from parents recently, wondering how to help their child over the summer. They realize summer is a great time to give their child a boost, but they also want to […]
Writing Problems…What Is the Cause and What Do I Do About It?
June 9th, 2009 2009-06-09T15:17:09-07:00 2009-06-09T15:17:09-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I am always amazed at how many parents have asked me about how to address their kids writing problems. Writing problems usually occur at one time or another whether you have dyslexia, an identified learning disability, or are even gifted. I think it is safe to say that at one time or another every student […]
Tips for improving sentence writing and grammar
May 29th, 2009 2009-05-29T18:04:23-07:00 2009-05-29T18:04:23-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
When I am working with a student who needs help learning how to write a sentence, to improve his sentence writing or to improve his grammar the first thing I do is pull out my Sentence Zone game. This is because it is a hands on game with color-coded cards. Their retention of what I’m […]
New Study Suggests Writing Disorders Are Just as Common as Reading Disabilities
May 4th, 2009 2016-02-25T00:45:40-08:00 2009-05-04T16:47:07-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
This study was just reported on … thought you would be interested… May 1, 2009 (WLS) — Many parents know about reading disabilities such as dyslexia. But there has been little research into writing disabilities. Now a new study suggests writing disorders are just as common as reading disabilities and are most likely to affect […]
My 13 yr Old Wants To Just Read and Not Write, How Can I Help?
January 27th, 2009 2009-01-27T17:57:19-08:00 2009-01-27T17:57:19-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
My children are 11 and 13. My 11 yr old has processing problems and my 13 yr old wants to just read and not write. Thank you, Theresa Today I’ll address the writing problem. Children are often fearful of writing. They think that their writing won’t be any good. This happens to most children at […]
Trouble Understanding What You Read? Part Two: The Game Solution
December 9th, 2008 2015-01-24T01:21:42-08:00 2008-12-09T16:45:40-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
There is another solution to this that I use along with the Ten Minutes to Better Studying Skills. This solution can also be used very effectively at home, with a tutor, in a resource classroom, or in an elementary, middle school, or high school class. I have learned from years of experience and research that […]
Trouble Understanding What You Read? Part One
December 9th, 2008 2015-02-04T23:45:03-08:00 2008-12-09T16:11:26-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
But what about an answer if the reading problem is #3 (lack of language or vocabulary)? Writes J. K. Remember, there are 3 roadblocks to reading success. The third problem, lack of vocabulary or language can be addressed in a variety of ways. First, a recap on the 3 roadblocks: 3 Most Common Reading Roadblocks (whether your […]
