It was no small feat! Thousands and thousands of teachers and children are going to benefit from this book. Thank you for the blood, sweat, and tears that went into this. Really, really good stuff! As a literacy specialist, I also appreciate the "Sacred Nothings" section… I like how you articulate why some of these practices are not serving children. I appreciate all the thorough background info you provide on the stages of literacy development as a recapitulation of English development throughout history and how it connects with Steiner's indications. Natasha Zimmerman, class teacher Whidbey Island Waldorf SchoolĮvery Waldorf teacher needs this book. This is exactly what our language curriculum has needed for a long time. when lo and behold, I stumble upon your website and your book. I just started your book today and I cannot put it down! Two colleagues and I have been pondering this exact topic. Anais Alexander, Teacher Corvalis Waldorf School This book isn’t just a roadmap, but a comprehensive resource that guides teachers in such a way that they are freed up to teach with greater inspiration and creativity because they aren’t bogged down with gathering basic information. I’ve never seen any Waldorf related book this comprehensive and practical. You have put together a truly amazing resource. Anna Rainville, author of Singing Games, mentor and trainer of Waldorf Teachers My daughter, a new teacher, received her copy and if she is not sleeping with it under her pillow, it is at least, close by. What a fantastic tome of needed common sense, excellent research and application, and above all, inspiration! Thank you for the years of focus to pull it all together for us. Felicity Far, Educational Support Coordinator Lake Champlain Waldorf School Again, thank you so much for this valuable contribution to our work as educators.” I am so deeply grateful for your admonition that we have a responsibility to teach skills. I have spent almost every night crawled up in bed with your book. Lori Ann Kran, PhD, Cincinnati Waldorf School They love kid writing and cheer when we have reading groups!" My second graders are progressing so well. “I have taken two classes through eighth grade and I have to say this book has rocked my world. Below are some excerpts they wished to share: They are even more excited to hear back from those teachers about their experience with the book. I've tried flash cards and similar games in person but I can't cut through his panicky mental barriers.After over 14,000 hours of research and writing (spanning over five years), Jennifer and Janet are so grateful that their book, The Roadmap to Literacy, is finding its way into the hands of hundreds of teachers here in the U.S. The math game he was playing was almost great, except for the part where he was stuck in an endless loop with no way out. If they have multiple choice, my son will do nothing but guess. His math skills have basically been frozen at this point in time.įrankly, most math games just plain suck. He basically had a panic attack because he was stuck on this section. There are sections where you have to get 10 correct answers in a row to proceed, and he was stuck on it for about 20 minutes he was calling out the correct answers but hitting adjacent keys. Last summer he was assigned a math game to play and it was OK except he got a little too excited playing it and got stuck. His 4.5 yo brother can add up numbers up to 20 effortlessly. His 4.5 yo brother has seemed to learn faster just by being next to him. Sometimes he can add up numbers up to 10, and sometimes he draws a complete blank. My 6.5 yo son is lagging behind in basic math skills.
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