As we reflect on Children’s Book Week, we should first understand why reading to children is essential to their literacy development....

🙌🏻 Hope 🙌🏻 It’s always been one of my favorite words. While deep in conversation with my mom, many years ago, I used the word Hope a...

I’m not a Pink Ribbon Girl. Don’t get me wrong, I was at one time, and if you are…then more power to you! 😊 But me? Pink Ribbons just...

We’ve all been there: the places you don’t want to be, doing things you don’t want to do, talking about circumstances you don’t want to...

Twenty years. That’s how long Breast Cancer has affected my family. Twenty years ago: It’s the first time it happened to us... My family...

I’m not a parent (yet), but I know the struggle of providing feedback. As a teacher, I realized that giving specific feedback to children...

“The brain can grow and change in incredible ways when pushed.” (Brock & Hundley, 2016) Let’s talk about our changing brain. I’ve said it...

Learning about some growth mindset for our Tip Tuesday as we finish out the month of October. How is October almost over!? There was a...

Dyslexia. You've heard it. You probably know someone who has it. But do you really know what it is? It’s a hard concept to grasp, because...

As the season’s change, so do we. When we are aware of our personal growth, amazing things can happen in your life! I decided to change...

Wrapping up National Literacy Month! This month of September has seemed loooooong! But I’m glad because that means we’ve been able to...

You’ve might of heard them called sight words, snap words, or high frequency words. However, we learn them all the same. Did you know...

As your child moves on from foundational reading, you might start hearing the word “fluency” more and more from their teachers. This is...

Did you know that I actually started out teaching home economics to middle schoolers?! Yeah, I wouldn’t have placed myself there either...

Phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and then there’s just phonics! So many terms, so little time. Let’s break it down!...

🗣 Oral language is used to express our knowledge, ideas, and feelings. When your child is able to express their oral language, they are...

PCOS. I’ve had it since I was 14 years old. I didn’t start learning about it until I was 27. PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a...

I did something I never expected back in July of this year. But then again, could we have expected ANYTHING from this year?! #2020 I...

Hi there! 👋 I’m Ashley Daugherty (Pronounced: Doc•er•ty) and I’m here to spread all the love of learning! In today’s world, we are...