My daughter is in second grade and has been facing challenges with reading. While researching/searching for ways to support her, I came across your blog. I’ve started applying your word sum strategies to our weekly reading, writing, and spelling practice, and I’m seeing positive results. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I’m familiar with prefixes, suffixes, and root words, but working with my daughter has truly transformed the way I think about words. It’s been such an insightful experiences, and I can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge through your blog!