Dear Gaila, I want my children to practice reading and therefore, obviously, I want them to take books out of the library. However, to be...

Dear Gaila, My daughter has just started first grade. Last year she learned the basics of reading in Kindergarten. You've told us that...

Dear Gaila, My daughter has just started third grade. Summer vacation was challenging, fun and a little crazy. Now that we are back in...

Well, I'm back in Israel and like I told you last time, I've learnt a lot from my trip to Russia. Recently, I spent seven days being a...

I want to share with you a story that happened to me last week that clarified, once more, why knowing English is so important in this day...

Dear Gaila, What is the best way I can help my child improve his English reading? One of Many Mothers... Dear Mother, I have said it once...

Dear Gaila, My 3 year old son will be starting nursery school next month. When his teacher heard that he was bilingual, she was not...

Throughout the past month, I shared with you fun, free summer activity that will get your kids reading, encourage spelling, grammar,...

In the past few weeks I shared with you fun, free summer activity that will get your kids reading. and encourage spelling, grammar,...

Last week I shared with you a fun, free summer activity that will get your kids reading. This week I'll share a spelling/reading/grammar...

Dear Gaila, Summer is around the corner. Since I'm off with them anyway, I'd like to take advantage of the vacation and encourage their...

Dear Gaila, Is there a certain order you suggest to use when teaching phonics? Do you have a recommended letter order? Thank you, Fellow...

This week, in lieu of a Dear Gaila column, I'm going to share with you the details of this year's Academic Fair. A.H.A.V.A.'s Academic...

Last week I started answering this grandmother's concern: Dear Gaila, My grandchildren live in Israel and are second generation Israelis....

Dear Gaila, My grandchildren live in Israel and are second generation Israelis. Their English is abominable. Their reading and writing...

For more tips & tricks for teaching reading to children with dyslexia see Part I, Part II and Part III Dear Gaila, After years of having...