I often receive requests from different publishers to share their product or review it. I do so with the disclaimer that every product offers different benefits and a family should really pick and choose what does and doesn’t work for them. I also always like to add that your local library and the great outdoors [...]
Professor: Deborah Bridges Description: Fundamentals of Public Speaking refines students’ listening and verbal/nonverbal skills, essential to effective communication. In addition to developing and delivering informative and persuasive speeches, students will assess both peer and guest speaker performances to sharpen critiquing skills. Students will further demonstrate competence in the incorporation of technology used in professional presentations.
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Spellquizzer is software created by Dan Hite. He offers a free trial download so I tested it out. I thought the “quiz me on the list” was the most fun. The gentleman reads a sentence and then asks you to spell a word within the sentence.
Here is a quick shot of what [...]
This is beautiful site offers haiku verses and illustrations from children.
If you or your child would like to share some verses, click on Ryo’s Message to find out how.
Children’s Haiku Garden
—Mary Nix
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Anyone wanting to learn how to fingerspell will want to bookmark Finger Spelling. They offer a video, a practice machine, print-outs, game and a stimulator.
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