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Reading: The Most Difficult

Task for the Brain to Learn

Part II

As we brave this world of change, we pathways. In other words, their brain is

each are asking what the future holds? open and receptive to learning in a new
Mother Nature has blasted us, thrown a environment.
brick wall in front us, threw the gear shift

into neutral while the car was running. I would like to backtrack for a moment
Whatever metaphor you like we have to last month and ways to help your first

been forced into a time of introspection. grade readers move on to second, third
That is what I am calling it, not isolation. grade and beyond.
The Universe is forcing a closer look

at how we live our lives. How we treat First, the concept of “before and after.”
others. How we treat our planet. With “Wait, my son knows the meaning of

my rose-colored glasses on, I am praying before and after.” Yes, but not in the
for a kinder, gentler world. One aspect of context of reading. An activity to check
this introspective time is the realization on a student’s skill of this concept can

by parents and guardians they must easily be done with the Alphabet Arc.
continue homeschooling. As you have worked with the alphabet

arc and the letters have been touched,
Facing the fact that schools are closed named, and sounded out, next have your
for the year have left some nervous with child place both index fingers on any

trepidation. “How can I be sure my child letter.
is learning what they need?” No need to

stress. It does not matter that you are not Script example: “Place both index fingers
teaching in the same way their classroom on the letter P, does the letter D come
teacher did. Funny thing about the before or after the letter P? “ Now, place

human brain, during times of change it is both index fingers on the letter G, does
easier for the brain to create new neural
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