This site contains posts which I have written about how to teach reading and math, and other general help on teaching. Most of these were posted as answers to questions from teachers and parents.

The methods explained here are tried and true as well as research-based. Modern educational-psychological research, the fifty years of papers reviewed by the National Reading Panel, and the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), all support an organized systematic analytical program as outlined here.
Simply, this is what works.

As well as being time-tested and research-based, the programs suggested here are very low-cost and in general low-tech. Throwing money at the problem doesn't solve it, and computers always follow the GIGO law (Garbage In = Garbage Out). What works is time, work, and focus on your real goals. The rest is decoration.

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This site is being opened as a service to those who have been asking for copies of these posts over the years.
As time permits, I will try to answer more questions.

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Happy teaching!