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Exercise   In last week’s blog, I suggested drinking more water would be a good New Year’s resolution. Another good resolution would be to Exercise in the New Year. The Mayo Clinic says if you want to feel better, have more energy and add years to your life then just exercise! The Mayo Clinic gives…

Water – H20   A good New Year’s resolution would be to drink more water (H20). When you’re feeling tired, it could be because you’re dehydrated. Dehydration occurs when you use or lose more fluid than you take in, and your body doesn’t have enough H2o and other fluids to carry out its normal functions. If…

Happy New Year!   According to Statisticbrain.com, the ten most popular New Year’s Resolutions for 2016 were: Lose Weight Get Organized Spend Less, Save More Enjoy Life to the Fullest Stay Fit and Healthy Learn Something Exciting Quit Smoking Help Others Fall in Love Spend More Time with Family The article continues to say only…

Context Clues   When you’re reading a story or an article and you come across a word you don’t know, you can use context clues to help you understand the unknown word. Context clues are bits of information from the sentence or passage where the unknown word is located. When combined with prior knowledge, context…

Happy Holidays from Fisher Hill   We hope you’re having a merry holiday season filled with family, friends, laughter and relaxation. This year why not give the gift of learning. Do you know a Spanish-speaking person who wants to learn English? Our series English for the Spanish Speaker would be a great gift for them.…

Graphic Organizers   Graphic organizers (GA’s) are visual  frames used to organize information. They are also tools that can be used to visualize and organize information. They can help students to brainstorm and structure writing projects. They can help students see the relationships between ideas; and more easily understand, remember and apply information. There are different…

Vocabulary   Vocabulary is key for reading comprehension. Multiple encounters of a new word is required before a word is really known. Repeated exposure to a word in a variety of contexts can add dimension to what is known about the word. “The more opportunities students have to think about and use the words they…

Gratitude Happy Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November. This is a day when people in the United States enjoy a meal with family and friends and give thanks for their many blessings. Gratitude does not need to be limited to one day of the year. Scientists are seeing the health benefits of…

Reading Comprehension   Reading Cromprehension is the ability to extract meaning from written words. Fluency and vocabulary play an important role in reading comprehension. Developing comprehension skills can help with acquiring meaning from written words. Summarizing, inferencing, sequencing, comparing and contrasting, drawing conclusions, distinguishing between fact and opinion, relating background knowledge, and identifying the main…

Reading Fluency    Reading Fluency is the ability to read a text acurately, quickly and with expression. Fluent readers can think about what they are reading. Fluent readers recognize words automatically. They do not need to concentrate on decoding words, instead they can concentrate on what the text means. Most fluent readers recognize words and…

English Literacy for Spanish Speakers, Step 3    Fisher Hill has an excellent English Literacy Program for Spanish-speaking teens and adults.  In my last blog, I talked about The Second Step in the program which is to use either English Reading Comprehension for the Spanish Speaker Book 1 or English Writing Composition for the Spanish…

English Literacy for Spanish Speakers, Step 2 Continued    Fisher Hill has an excellent English Literacy Program for Spanish-speaking teens and adults.  In my last blog, I talked about The Second Step in the program which is to use either English Reading Comprehension for the Spanish Speaker Book 1 or English Writing Composition for the…

English Literacy for Spanish Speakers, Step 2   Fisher Hill has an excellent English Literacy Program for Spanish-speaking teens and adults.  In my last blog, I talked about The First Step in the program which is to use English Reading and Spelling for the Spanish Speaker Book 1. This post is called English Literacy for Spanish Speakers,…

English Literacy for Spanish Speakers   English Literacy for Spanish Speakers: Fisher Hill has an excellent English Literacy Program for Spanish-speaking teens and adults.  The First Step in the program is to use English Reading and Spelling for the Spanish Speaker Book 1. This book was written to help Spanish speakers learn how to read and…

English Literacy Program    Fisher Hill has an excellent English Literacy Program for Spanish-speaking teens and adults.  Step 1 in the program is English Reading and Spelling for the Spanish Speaker Book 1. Step 2 is to practice the skills learned in English Reading and Spelling for the Spanish Speaker Book 1 by using English…