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240 Articles FoundWho is Jeremy Creed?
Former Receptionist/Administrative Assistant Currently Teaching Staff If you have ever called or visited Neuhaus Education Center, you have met Jeremy Creed. Jeremy has been Neuhaus receptionist and administrative assistant for the past three and a half years, but now ...
Did You Know? March Results
Adrenalize means to energize or stir to action. What part of the body is referenced in one of the morphemes in this word? 2% said leg 0% said stomach 85% said kidneys 12% said heart Ad, a Latin prefix meaning ...
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Did You Know? February Results
This word as well as words to follow were on the Great Grown-up Spelling Bee in Houston, Texas: The word liverish means not feeling well. It comes from which language? 77% said Anglo-Saxon 15% said Latin 8% said Greek 0% ...
The Importance of Oral Language
My four-year-old son got in trouble the other day at his preschool. His teacher met me at the door when I picked him up, which is never a good sign. She told me that he used an inappropriate word, and ...
Did You Know? Results for January, 2012
What word is made from two Greek combining forms meaning life and circle? 3% said autobiography 93% said biosphere 3% said archangel 0% said revive Bio means life and sphere means circle, so the correct answer is biosphere, the Earth ...
Did You Know? Results for December 2011
The word "cleave" comes from two Anglo-Saxon words that mean: 46% said a) to split 12% said b) to adhere 42% said c) both a) and b) 0% d) none of the above The word cleave is actually derived from ...
Teaching and Leading; Neuhaus Prepares Teachers to Do Both (CEO's Desk)
I fell in love with Neuhaus about fifteen years ago when I attended my very first class, a Saturday session of Multisensory Grammar. I had been teaching for several years and held a master’s in special education, but that first ...
Did You Know - November 2011Results
Turkey was on my mind because Thanksgiving, a feasting holiday was coming soon. Turkeys received their name from: 8% said a. a group of settlers in the New World who were originally from Turkey 46% sad b. European settlers who ...
Talking Early - Talking Late: Related to Literacy?
Early language development was shown to be associated with later development of literacy skills, both oral and written, by authors Preston, Frost, Mencl, Fulbright, Landi, Grigorenko, Jacobsen, and Pugh in this 2010 study. The authors compared elementary-aged children from 4 ...
Neuhaus/HISD Collaboration (UPDATED)
Suzanne Carreker speaking to HISD Participants On August 11, 2011, the Board of Trustees of Houston Independent School District unanimously approved a professional development contract with Neuhaus Education Center. The contract outlines a plan for Neuhaus to provide literacy teachers ...
The Conundrum of Vocabulary Growth
It is estimated that the average students grows his or her vocabulary by thousands of words per year (Carlise & Katz., 2005). In order for students to add words at this incredible rate, students need exposure to great numbers of ...
Did You Know - October Results
The word trick comes from a Latin word that means: 80% said "deceive." 13 % said "hoodwink." 7% said "magic." 0% said "shuffle." Last month was the month of Halloween. Trick or Treat! The word "trick" comes from the Latin ...
Did You Know? Results for September, 2011
The word prius originated from Latin and is: 9% said an adjective meaning fancy or prestigious 4% said a noun meaning horse 35% said a noun meaning beginning 52% said an adjective meaning hybrid I drive a Toyota Prius, and ...
Spelling Even Improves Vocabulary!
Good news! The proper teaching of spelling/language results in wider vocabularies and an increased facility to read and integrate new vocabulary. The study of word origins, affixes, Latin roots and Greek combining forms not only help the student master spelling, ...
Hei and Hei Hei to Suzanne Carreker
We said hello and goodbye in Finnish to Suzanne Carreker recently as she headed to Finland for a research fellowship at Agora Center, University of Jyväskylä. Suzanne will be listening to such world renowned reading researchers as Catherine McBride Chang, ...
Marybeth Flachbart Joins Neuhaus as President & CEO
Former Idaho Deputy Superintendent for Student Achievement and School Improvement Selected in National Search After a national search, Neuhaus Education Center has selected Marybeth Flachbart, Ed.D., as its President & CEO. Most recently, Dr. Flachbart served as Deputy Superintendent ...
Did You Know? Results for August, 2011
The word "hogwash" is... 83% said slang for nonsense. 0% said the literal meaning for pig shampoo. 4% said the literal meaning for pig food. 13% said Answers 1 and 3. According to Charles E. Funk (1953), the word hogwash ...
Are Our Teachers Prepared to Address Reading Problems?
It is highly important for teachers of struggling readers to have solid understanding of the basic constructs of language, as well as a thorough knowledge of different types of reading difficulties including dyslexia. A recent study involving 90 prospective teachers ...
Conversation Causes Change
Positive changes in classroom teaching happen when teachers share with each other. In our forum Language Enrichment, teachers who have taken the class can share ideas, problems, and solutions with each other in order to improve their teaching practices. Join ...