Language Coaching Available

Language Coaching Available

What is language coaching? Athletes have coaches to help them improve their game or increase their performance.  Language coaching is simil...
Can You Count the Syllables?

Can You Count the Syllables?

This is our 2nd week of phonological awareness tasks.  If you missed week1 (rhyming) go back and read the previous post.  If you missed the ...
New Keyboard Resource for OS X

New Keyboard Resource for OS X

Keyman, which has long helped Windows users add special keyboards to their machines, is now available in a beta version for Mac.  The app re...
Apple Watch Language Capabilities

Apple Watch Language Capabilities

The Apple Watch uses a version of OS X (watchOS) which has different language capabilities than Mac OS X or iOS. Localizations for the menus...
iOS 9 Hardware Keyboard Layouts

iOS 9 Hardware Keyboard Layouts

When using a hardware keyboard with the iOS 9 device, you need to go into Settings > General > Keyboard > Hardware Keyboards and ma...
 5 Steps in Literacy Instruction

5 Steps in Literacy Instruction

I wish everyone a happy, safe, and peaceful New Year!  I am going to start the new year off with a series of posts this month (January 2016)...
Ready for a Great New Year?

Ready for a Great New Year?

I just want to post a quick thank you to all of you who read my blog. Thank you for being here.  Know that any time you have a question, ple...
Bring on the Books!

Bring on the Books!

I read somewhere that a preschooler spends an average of 5 seconds attending to the words during a read-aloud session.  This is why it is so...
Confusing Name Changes in OS X

Confusing Name Changes in OS X

I've run into several people in the Apple Support Communities confused by recent name changes implemented by Apple.  These are +Starting...
iOS 9.2:  New Language Features

iOS 9.2: New Language Features

The 9.2 update to iOS released December 8 includes the following language fixes and added features: - Improved punctuation input on the 10-k...