Allie Beth Stuckey

She's laying there.

She's playing with something as I'm reading.

But I just believe, I don't even have the statistics to back this up.

I just believe there is something about that

that stretches their minds and stretches their imaginations that's good for them.

My second learns totally differently.

We have had to have totally different methods in helping her memorize her letters.

It's a ton of repetition, a ton of visuals, a ton of even kinetic learning with her body.

So I'm not saying that every child is the same.

Obviously, some children have dyslexia, special needs, things like that.

But you as a parent are more equipped than you think.

It is more important than you think.

Just because your child has dyslexia or dysgraphia or something, do not let people convince you that they're just never going to be able to read or that it's not important.

You figure out, mom, what works for you and what works for your child, and that will pay off for the rest of their lives.

Don't let your child be limited.

by the label that has been put on them.

And educators who are doing this correctly, thank you so much.

Thank you so much to the teachers who are teaching phonics and who aren't letting these children who maybe aren't read to at home, letting them just fall behind.

Thank you so much for the good teachers out there that are challenging us.

This is a huge issue.