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Stuck in the Middle?

Sundays are busy. Garbage goes out. Grocery store. Prep for school. Organize paperwork. Check the calendar. Plan the week. These ...

Search and Research

I am out of LEX Grapheme decks, 2nd edition. This means that I'm faced with a choice: do I just ...

Etymology VI! Middle English

Early-Bird Registration for Etymology VI! with Douglas Harper is now open. Register online or print and send in the flyer. You ...

The Difference a Year Can Make

A little over a year ago, I attended a dyslexia event in the Chicago area that had been organized by ...

The Science of Silence

A few weeks ago, one of my study partners -- my youngest, a 2nd grader -- was working with me ...

Voilà!

This fall I will be traveling and studying in France with some of my teachers and some of my students ...

Fickle Syllable Boondoggle

A couple days ago I just finished teaching my Syllables: Fact and Fiction LEXinar. And in a few days I ...

Annnouncing 2017-2018 LEXinars

Four new classes will be starting this fall, after Labor Day. Two are regular short-term LEXinars (linked to registration pages): ...

Helpers

I want to tell you about my helpers. First, there are the two overqualified, graduate-degreed, creative, patient moms and entrepreneurs ...

Search Me

Every so often I encounter a fresh wave of the Phombie Apocalypse, phonics apologists largely within and among the dyslexia ...

Doctor Heal Thyself

You know, sometimes you just have to talk to a doctor about something embarrassing and there's no way around it, so here ...

All the Latest News

Well I'm running late. Been running late all week. I was suppose to end the Etymology V Earlybird Discount price ...