Archive - Insights

Writing with Dirt Under the Nails

When the wilderness calls, desire follows, hot-blooded and unrepentant

Jun 12 •

April 2024

A Memory Marvel

One of my colleagues has a collection of some exceptional children’s books.

Apr 19, 2024 •

June 2022

What mushrooms can teach us

Musings from a writing workshop

Jun 3, 2022 •

August 2021

A tiny little crack

Reading-related research

Aug 11, 2021 •

March 2021

Short Fiction Contest

Making invisibility shine

Mar 31, 2021 •

Wrecked Writing

What if your child struggles with writing

Mar 6, 2021 •

3:57

February 2021

How to assess your kutti (little) reader

Valerie Yule's experiment revisited

Feb 13, 2021 •

January 2021

What if your child has reading-related difficulties

If your child has entered preschool, then it's a moment of great celebration since it is the first fledgeling step towards what eventually will become…

Jan 31, 2021 •

7:16

Materials Matter

Why reading age-appropriate materials are critical

Jan 26, 2021 •

September 2020

Reclaim the lost art of reading

As the years go by, my encounter with people who don't read keeps climbing.

Sep 20, 2020 •

5:25

July 2020

Ready early, read well...

Why are some writers more interesting to read than others?

Jul 26, 2020 •

4:38

Words that heal the world

Every once in awhile, you will come across something beautiful, poignant and articulate, that your heart will begin to bleed for it.

Jul 9, 2020 •

4:36

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