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Author: Cay Holbrook

Making Decisions and Keeping Track

January 29, 2009

From: FamilyConnect: A Parent's Voice
Categories: Ask the Experts , Reading
By Cay Holbrook

Hi again everyone! I thought maybe this week I would discuss the issue of making literacy decisions throughout your child’s educational life. I think that the people who visit this Family Connect website are at various levels in their journey. Some of you will have preschool children and will just be beginning to find information … Continued

Falling in Love with Braille

January 20, 2009

From: FamilyConnect: A Parent's Voice
Categories: Ask the Experts , Braille , Reading
By Cay Holbrook

Hello everyone! Happy New Year! I’m Cay Holbrook. I am thrilled to be connecting with you this month and hope that we can have some very interesting discussions and learn from each other. First I will tell you a little bit about myself. When I was an undergraduate student at Florida State University, I happened … Continued

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