Reading Before Reading
Reading instruction begins early and is directly related to oral language development. Before jumping into the academic side of reading,...
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Welcome to the Education with Grandma Blog
Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.
Barbara Frandsen
- Apr 14
Teaching Kids to "Catch" Reading
Emerging Pre-Literacy Emerging literacy begins at birth and includes all language experiences that contribute to literacy development....
Barbara Frandsen
- Apr 4
Start Teaching Before Birth
I would like to create a section devoted to preparing children to read. Preparation begins before birth when parents read aloud, sing,...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16, 2022
Helping Parents Understand Learning Disabilities
A funny, curious little guy I love very much has a learning disability. Although I remind myself that each challenge in life brings its...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 27, 2022
Blend “Right and Wrong” with Self-Expression and Adventure
Imagine if you as a parent, grandparent or teacher, could enhance confidence and creativity in a child you love by altering one of your...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 25, 2022
How to Promote Reading Comprehension
Imagine my surprise years ago when a child who read a passage beautifully, could not paraphrase the meaning or answer a single question....
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
How TV Recall Improves Comprehension
What is Comprehension? Comprehension always involves thinking and is synonymous with understanding. Comprehension always focuses on...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Why Reading Is More Important Than Tennis
When I was a young mother in my thirties, I had a dear friend who offered to teach the game of tennis to me. I didn’t have a cute tennis...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Teaching Phonics
Previous posts about literacy focused on oral reading. Today’s entry suggests ways to guide children to match the symbols of letters to...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Scaffolding Oral Fluency
One of the worst mistakes I made as a young teacher was to ask children to read “challenging” texts before they were ready. Struggling...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Grounding for Word Recognition
Often, a student can read words in isolation better than in lines of print. Usually, when this occurs, the student has an eye-tracking...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 20, 2022
Grounding for Word Recognition
Often, a student can read words in isolation better than words in lines of print. Usually, when this occurs, the student has an...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 20, 2022
Fluency and Emerging Readers
The “What is This Word?” Question When a child is reading orally, the emphasis should remain on fluency and comprehension. Save phonics,...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 20, 2022
Choosing a More Resourceful Response
Everyone who strives to help beginning readers wants to use beneficial practices. Sometimes, the intuitive response to an unknown word...
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