roadmap2reading

Click the link for a great article from Psychology Today.

Girls who are just told they are smart without reminding them how much practice it takes to gain mastery think that they are innately smart.

When they face a challenge, they internalize it to mean that they don’t have the innate ability to do that skill. 

In a nutshell, teachers and parents should be very specific on how they praise their girls. For example, “I can tell how much you have been practicing the piano, you played that song beautifully.”

– Julie

Enjoyed meeting and speaking to Matt Erskine, EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary; Earl Gohl, ARC Federal Co-Chair; and economic development leaders from the region. Thank you to Michael Carroll, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center’s Director, for the the invitation to speak about my start up roadmap2reading and my passion for cultivating early readers.

Using my series of roadmap2reading apps, children as young as two can begin the journey to early reading. My apps are fun and engaging, un-commercialized, research based, simply and elegantly designed. – Julie

Look forward to presenting to fellow entrepreneurs on Friday! Come join me with Ariel Duncan and Preston Farabow. – Julie

Excellent article in Wall Street Journal about how our attitudes about math have a huge influence on our kid’s success – especially when working on homework. Also great ideas on how to integrate math into your everyday routine starting in preschool. – Julie