Monthly Archives: July 2015

Great Resource – Khan Academy Website

Posted on July 17, 2015 by openairteacher

I just love the Khan Academy website.  Besides being free, it was a small start up from an intelligent uncle who wanted to help tutor his niece through her homework from afar.  He posted tutorials to YouTube for her, but … Continue reading →

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Dolch Words (Pre-K)

Posted on July 10, 2015 by openairteacher

Below is a list of Dolch sight words that children should ideally know before kindergarten.  Following this list is a link to YouTube where children can hear the words spoken as they see them appear on the screen. a and … Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss and Curing Illiteracy

Posted on July 10, 2015 by openairteacher

Theodor Seuss Geisel, under the pen name Dr. Seuss, authored numerous beginner reading books, which have passed the test of time. In the mid 1950s, Dr. Seuss’ publisher generated a list of 400 common words and asked the author to … Continue reading →

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