Getting it Right: Characteristics and Traits of Your Supportive Cast

Getting it Right: Characteristics and Traits of Your Supportive Cast

Notes from Jacquie: I am adding this link to a post that offers insight into both Know your audience remains a standard for success. Thank you Jim Devitt for this excellent, well-written article.

writing and life in general. Whether a parent, teacher, writer or.... brief excerpt follows.

For the first time in history, we are experiencing at least four generations laboring side-by-side in the workplace. In fact, six living generations exist representing six distinct groups. Collective experiences in life — wars, financial collapse, tech bubbles, nation building — have formed collective characteristics of like-minded people within each of these groupings. There’s a little variance in the classification of these generations but it looks like this:  
to read more Link to article

Kicker by R. Grey Hoover: a book about forgotten heroes

Kickers by R. Grey Hoover

Notes from Jacquie: What an interesting story! 

I learned so much about heroes not mentioned in history books. Thank you R. Grey Hoover for taking the time to research and memorialize this important part of our history.

This is the story of a family caught in the throes of war, a family with a 165 year tradition of service to their country. Sam is torn between his love for his family and his sense of duty to his country. His decision takes him from the quiet hills of Pennsylvania to the torrid jungles of Burma. While his family struggles with shortages and rationing, he fights to survive the terrors of war. This story is based on actual experiences and official records from World War II.

Dr. Flavius Akerele III: the importance of handwriting

Thank you Dr. Flavius Akerele III for this excellent article on handwriting.
Link to Dr. Akerele III's Article

Free cursive lesson Teaching Cursive

New Dyslexic Law in California!

Toby Moyier & Assemblyman Frazier

Governor Jerry Brown signed important legislation today (AB 1369 –Frazier, D - Oakley) aimed at helping dyslexic children in California public schools. This is the first time in over 20 years that dyslexia legislation has been enacted in the State of California.

Dyslexia, a reading disability, impacts approximately 20% of the overall population. In California alone, this means over 1 million students in public schools are dyslexic. Dyslexia is the single largest learning disability. Without proper identification and appropriate reading remediation, most dyslexic children will never read at grade level. Sadly, 73% of 4th grade students in California read below grade level. Read more by clicking the link New Law in California

Thank you David Palmer for sharing.