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A DTK Book Review — Parenting: What Works, What Won’t, and Why

February 6, 2019June 5, 2022 admin book review, education, focus, home education, home schooling, learning, parenting

Sherry Walker: A true expert on parenting Sherry Walker impressed me when I met her. She exuded quiet wisdom with a twinkle in her eye at age 75. I learned later that Sherry’s long list of credentials includes 35 years in private practice as a psychotherapist. She was a Clinical Instructor and Supervisor in the […]

Studying? Let’s Embrace Distraction

October 12, 2018June 5, 2022 admin book review, cognitive skills, Critical Thinking, distraction, dyslexia research, focus, home education, home schooling, homework, learning, schools, teaching, test preparation, testing, tutoring

A DTK Book Review: How We Learn, by Benedict Carey Learning to Study Benedict Carey’s book, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens deserves a look by serious students and teachers. Students at all levels of education spend a lot of time in the classroom and the library. They […]

Book Review: Reading Remedy, by Marion Blank, Ph.D.

April 10, 2017July 28, 2022 admin dyslexia, reading

Book Review: Reading Remedy, by Marion Blank, Ph.D. Reviewed by Yvonna Graham, M.Ed. DR. BLANK IS MY HERO The Reading Remedy: Six Essential Skills That Will Turn Your Child Into a Reader, by Dr. Marion Blank, published in 2006, should be required for all elementary teachers. Dr. Blank obtained her Ph.D. in Medical Psychology from the […]