Florence E. Callenderteaching Archives - Florence E. Callender https://www.florencecallender.com/tag/teaching/ Beyond Academics...Retraining Brains...Transforming Lives Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:11:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.florencecallender.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-542B4CC5-B38E-44A6-B15F-E338A75DF44A_1_201_a-32x32.jpeg teaching Archives - Florence E. Callender https://www.florencecallender.com/tag/teaching/ 32 32 184040649 From Struggling Reader to Iconic Athlete – A Dyslexia Success Story https://www.florencecallender.com/from-struggling-reader-to-iconic-athlete-a-dyslexia-success-story/ https://www.florencecallender.com/from-struggling-reader-to-iconic-athlete-a-dyslexia-success-story/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2020 08:21:54 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1069 What it takes some people 80 years to accomplish, Kobe Bryant achieved in forty-one. He exemplified the power of intention and focused attention. “I didn’t feel good about myself if I wasn’t doing everything I could to be the best version of myself.” ~ Koby Bryant He started playing basketball at three years. When he […]

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]]> What it takes some people 80 years to accomplish, Kobe Bryant achieved in forty-one. He exemplified the power of intention and focused attention. “I didn’t feel good about myself if I wasn’t doing everything I could to be the best version of myself.” ~ Koby Bryant He started playing basketball at three years. When he […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/from-struggling-reader-to-iconic-athlete-a-dyslexia-success-story/feed/ 8 1069 What If You Read Through A Dyslexic Child’s Eyes? https://www.florencecallender.com/what-if-you-read-through-a-dyslexic-childs-eyes/ https://www.florencecallender.com/what-if-you-read-through-a-dyslexic-childs-eyes/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2020 04:01:00 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1055 The one constant about dyslexia is its inconsistency. Each child’s encounter is unique. Even when two children have difficulty in the same area, reading for example, their struggle has different nuances. Listen to dyslexic 2nd-grader, Maya, talk about her reading challenges. Now, Jade gives a heartbreaking account of her 8th-grade dyslexic reading experience. Look through […]

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]]> The one constant about dyslexia is its inconsistency. Each child’s encounter is unique. Even when two children have difficulty in the same area, reading for example, their struggle has different nuances. Listen to dyslexic 2nd-grader, Maya, talk about her reading challenges. Now, Jade gives a heartbreaking account of her 8th-grade dyslexic reading experience. Look through […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/what-if-you-read-through-a-dyslexic-childs-eyes/feed/ 8 1055 I’m Dyslexic: Walk Through One Day With Me https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-walk-through-one-day-with-me/ https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-walk-through-one-day-with-me/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:30:00 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1036 Most dyslexic children do not want to get out of bed on a school day. The younger ones may still be tired after a long night completing home work. In addition to that, the older ones have social issues – being called dumb or lazy, being stared at or whispered about behind their backs. Follow […]

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]]> Most dyslexic children do not want to get out of bed on a school day. The younger ones may still be tired after a long night completing home work. In addition to that, the older ones have social issues – being called dumb or lazy, being stared at or whispered about behind their backs. Follow […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-walk-through-one-day-with-me/feed/ 8 1036 I’m Dyslexic – I Can’t Read! https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-i-cant-read/ https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-i-cant-read/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:16:45 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=1003 The most common struggle dyslexics experience is an inability to read. They have extreme difficulty identifying letters, converting those letters into sounds and putting them together to make words. During the times of the apprenticeship era, there was not the great need to read as there is today. People learned by observing and doing. Kinesthetic […]

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]]> The most common struggle dyslexics experience is an inability to read. They have extreme difficulty identifying letters, converting those letters into sounds and putting them together to make words. During the times of the apprenticeship era, there was not the great need to read as there is today. People learned by observing and doing. Kinesthetic […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/im-dyslexic-i-cant-read/feed/ 6 1003 Dyslexia and Following Directions https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-following-directions/ https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-following-directions/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:33:43 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=992 Today, I continue to put a megaphone to my voice to help children with dyslexia get the support they need to succeed – from parents, teachers, and everyone with whom they come into contact. Most dyslexic people have strong visual/spatial abilities and weak auditory skills. How does that translate to real-life and living? One important […]

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]]> Today, I continue to put a megaphone to my voice to help children with dyslexia get the support they need to succeed – from parents, teachers, and everyone with whom they come into contact. Most dyslexic people have strong visual/spatial abilities and weak auditory skills. How does that translate to real-life and living? One important […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-following-directions/feed/ 12 992 Dyslexia and the “Sound” of Learning https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-the-sound-of-learning/ https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-the-sound-of-learning/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:47:34 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=930 Knowledge…learning…education, fueled by literacy, are keys to success. Traditionally, literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. A more complete definition, however, encompasses listening, speaking, reading and writing and today, using electronic media. The major goal of every educator and parent should be to instill in children a solid foundation of transferable skills […]

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]]> Knowledge…learning…education, fueled by literacy, are keys to success. Traditionally, literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. A more complete definition, however, encompasses listening, speaking, reading and writing and today, using electronic media. The major goal of every educator and parent should be to instill in children a solid foundation of transferable skills […]

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]]> https://www.florencecallender.com/dyslexia-and-the-sound-of-learning/feed/ 6 930 The Mystery of Un-Learning https://www.florencecallender.com/the-mystery-of-un-learning/ https://www.florencecallender.com/the-mystery-of-un-learning/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:42:19 +0000 Florence Callender http://www.florencecallender.com/?p=393 Have you ever deeply pondered the mystery of learning to read? We take some shapes that we are told are called letters, bunch them together and call them words. Then we string different words together and call them a thought – a sentence. It’s amazing how the human brain takes in information from varying sources […]

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]]> Have you ever deeply pondered the mystery of learning to read? We take some shapes that we are told are called letters, bunch them together and call them words. Then we string different words together and call them a thought – a sentence. It’s amazing how the human brain takes in information from varying sources […]

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