Kristen, I believe that it IS your right as a parent to choose who your child spends time with in that as a young child he most likely does not have the perceptual ability to make decisions about
Elizabeth Marie, This is very difficult to answer because I do not know the method you are using to tutor him and/or how you are assessing his needs. After testing his reading level, you should
Michelle, Thank you for the question. There is much involved in your proposal. First, your study needs to be double-blind. The person given the spelling list to the students should not know which group
Michelle, I'm assuming that you work in a classroom in that you have chosen an academic topic as well as a grade level. I would not experiment using a spelling list in that at this grade level, the
Hello, Micheleq, Boy - that's a tough one. Have you read 'Punished By Rewards' by Alphie Kohn? You might want to look at that book prior to doing this. I don't know that I agree completely with it

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