Blog | Time to Shine Teaching

I was born to teach and I love providing both parents and educators with the tips, tools and strategies that will ensure success for their kids.

"Unlocking Your Child's Learning Potential: The Power of Multi-Sensory Education"

Multi-sensory learning is an approach that engages multiple senses, like sight, sound, touch, and movement, to make learning more...

"Unlock Your Child's Potential: Tips and Strategies for Supporting Their Learning at Home"

As a parent, you want to see your child succeed academically and in life. But with different learning styles and the ever-changing...

"Unconventional Learning: Why Homeschooling and Unschooling May Be the Perfect Fit for Your Family"

Hey there! So, have you been considering homeschooling or unschooling for your child's education? It's not surprising that these...

How to Teach a Sound that has Multiple Spellings

English is a tricky language to learn in part because of all the different ways to spell the same sound. Last week, during my Facebook...

How to Give Positive Feedback to Children

New Ways to Show We Care Just in time for Valentine's Day Since Valentine’s Day is coming up (Feb 14), in this blog post I wanted to...

Top Tips for Teaching Sight Words

Let's talk about sight words, those 14% to 16% of the English language that can’t be sounded out. According to a study conducted by...

Where do I Begin? How to sort out where to start teaching reading, spelling and handwriting

A common problem I hear homeschoolers and tutors ask is 'where is the best place to begin teaching reading? Or spelling? And how can I...

Why can't my child read yet?!

Hello and welcome to Time to Shine Teaching and Coaching! Focusing solely on reading is often a mistake that educators and parents make....

The English Language is rule based... they just don't tell anyone the rules!

As you already know, I am an Orton Gillingham reading and spelling specialist and I have developed my own reading/spelling/printing...