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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Summer JittersIf you ask any of my children if they’re excited about summer, they’ll let out a dramatic groan,“YESSS,” then immediately ask how many days are left of school, or provide a minute countdown. If you stick around a moment longer, you’ll hear them start fighting over absolutely nothing. One will…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: What Should My Child Be Doing This Summer?The Answer Might Surprise You As we round the corner into summer, I keep hearing two very different versions of the same question: Versions 1: “We are going totally off the grid this summer. My kids need a break. No schedule. No structure. No stress.” Version 2: “My child must…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Unicorn MathLet’s Talk Math… Yes, That Math New math, old math, confusing math, easy math… math, math, math! However you slice it, math in elementary school looks pretty different than it did when we were students—and we all have feelings about it. And if we’re being really honest, our kids have…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Just Keep ReadingSo our Kids Can Read… Now What? A follow-up to last week’s blog on fluency and the Simple View of Reading. Last week, I dove into the research on when children typically become fluent readers (spoiler alert: it’s a marathon, not a sprint) and explained a bit about the Simple…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Is my kid behind in reading?“My Kid Isn’t Reading Yet…Should I Panic?” (Spoiler: Nope.) As with many professions, once people find out what I do, they often ask my opinion on their child’s development, academic, social, or whether it’s normal for a child to be so obsessed with Dog Man. (Answer: sigh… yes). When it…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Raising WritersIt is so hard not to compare my kids to each other. I’ve gotten better, I promise, but every now and then, I still catch myself saying to my husband, “He never acted like her,” or “We didn’t have to worry about that with our older two.” Sound familiar? We…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Why Spoken Language MattersLast week, I enjoyed chatting with Tatnall families alongside Ms. Meade about writing development. One of my favorite moments during this workshop is when adults pause and really experience how much brainpower it takes to get words on a page, especially when your working memory is maxed out (anyone else…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: The Puzzle of Potential: Intelligence, Aptitude, and Expertise in Our KidsI spend a large part of my day thinking about intelligence, aptitude, and expertise. I constantly wonder if our students are achieving at their highest potential. Are we accounting for all they already know? Are we guiding them toward expertise? I ask myself how we can help them be the…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Self-Regulation: Because Even Lysol Can’t Fix EverythingIt is no secret that my house has been caught in a germ vortex that we just cannot seem to escape. Every time I thought we were in the clear, one of my children would have an exceptionally emotional day, tears over the wrong color cup, dramatic sighs over the…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Wagner’s Weekly Message: Where did my motivated child go?As a parent with kids spanning 8 years, I get a front-row seat to the fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) evolution of motivation. One minute, they’re bursting with excitement to learn and show off their work, and in the blink of an eye, they’re dragging their feet like they’re being asked…
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