{"id":12575,"date":"2015-10-21T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?p=12575"},"modified":"2023-07-27T23:48:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T04:48:17","slug":"ch-is-for-cheesy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/","title":{"rendered":"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ABC-Snacks-CH-Featured-540x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Snacks that start with CH - Cheesy Mac Bites\" class=\"left\" width=\"540\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2>It\u2019s a kid favorite with a twist!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Kids love macaroni and cheese, and this is a really fun (and wholesome) way to make <span class=\"italic\">and <\/span>eat this always-popular lunchtime classic!<\/p>\r\n    \r\n    <p>We try to keep things natural and healthy in our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/category\/abc-snacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Snacks<\/a> recipes, and this one is no different. We even added a surprise ingredient to make this recipe\u00a0healthier and to add a seasonal twist.<\/p><!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p>And our little helper agreed that adding a little bit of pureed pumpkin to these Cheesy Mac Bites made them even yummier. So, if you\u2019re in the mood for some old-fashioned comfort food that is healthy <span class=\"italic\">and <\/span>delicious all at the same time, this recipe is for you. I hope you'll enjoy these Cheesy Mac Bites just as much as Jackson did!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ABC-Snacks-CH-1-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ingredients for snacks that start with CH\" width=\"600\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ABC-Snacks-CH-2-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Preschooler added pumpking to cheese and noodles\" width=\"600\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"box printArea\">\r\n    <h2>\r\n        Cheesy Mac Bites\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n    <div><a class=\"btn btn-primary print\">Print Recipe<\/a><\/div>\r\n    <h3>Here's what you'll need to make eighteen Cheesy Mac Bites:<\/h3>\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li>\u00bd pound elbow macaroni<\/li>\r\n        <li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\r\n        <li>2 tablespoons flour<\/li>\r\n        <li>1 \u00bd cups milk<\/li>\r\n        <li>2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/li>\r\n        <li>2 ounces cream cheese<\/li>\r\n        <li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\r\n        <li>\u00bc teaspoon pepper<\/li>\r\n        <li>\u00bd can pureed pumpkin<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n    <h3>Directions:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n    <ol>\r\n        <li>Preheat oven to 400 degrees.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\r\n        <li>In a medium-sized pan, combine butter and flour over medium heat. Whisk until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Slowly add milk and bring to a simmer. Add 1 \u00bd cups of cheese, cream cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir until smooth and creamy. Remove from heat.<\/li>\r\n        <li>In a large mixing bowl, combine pasta, cheese sauce, and pumpkin until thoroughly mixed.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Spoon mac and cheese into muffin tins. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.<\/li>\r\n        <li>Cool for 5 minutes before gently removing the bites from muffin tin.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ol>\r\n    <p class=\"muted\">Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chef-in-training.com\/2015\/05\/homemade-mac-and-cheese-bites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chef In Training<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ABC-Snacks-CH-3-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Preschool girl scooping mac and cheese into muffin tin\" width=\"600\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ABC-Snacks-CH-4-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Preschooler topping mac and cheese with shredded cheese\" width=\"600\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2>Teaching Tips<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n    <li>While you enjoy your cheesy mac bites, practice saying <span class=\"italic\">\/ch\/\u2013\/ch\/<\/span>\u2013<span class=\"italic\">cheesy<\/span> with your child.<\/li>\r\n    <li>How many words can you think of that start with the sound of \/ch\/ as in <span class=\"italic\">cheesy<\/span>?<\/li>\r\n    <li>Where does the food on your plate come from? <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LUb4jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><cite>Macaroni and Cheese, Hot Dogs and Peas<\/cite><\/a> answers that question in wonderful rhyme!<\/li>\r\n    <li>Download <a title=\"Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.allaboutlearningpress.com\/downloads\/ABC_Snacks\/ABC-Snacks-Tips-for-Pre-reading-Skills.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><cite>ABC Snacks: Tips for Working on Pre-Reading Skills<\/cite><\/a> for more teaching tips.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ABC-Snacks-CH-5-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Preschooler enjoying snack\" width=\"600\" \/>\r\n\r\n<p>What\u2019s your child\u2019s favorite comfort food? I\u2019d love to hear about it in the comments below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2> Want More Snacks that Start with CH? <\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>For snacks that start with CH and many more, get the entire series of  <a href=\"https:\/\/info.allaboutlearningpress.com\/abc-snacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC Snacks Cookbooks<\/a> with more than 40 snack recipes for your preschoolers!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" id=\"hs-cta-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/434478\/eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/434478\/eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c.png\"  alt=\"Free ABC Snacks Cookbook\"\/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(434478, 'eef58005-80c3-4317-a496-c84396af272c', {}); <\/script><\/span><\/p>\r\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"muted\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelneumann.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rachel Neumann<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kids love mac &#8216;n cheese, and this is a fun and wholesome way to make this always-popular lunchtime classic!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76,9],"tags":[52],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites (With Teaching Tips for Phonogram CH)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking for snacks that start with CH? These Cheesy Mac Bites are perfect for practicing phonogram CH with your preschooler.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites (With Teaching Tips for Phonogram CH)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Looking for snacks that start with CH? These Cheesy Mac Bites are perfect for practicing phonogram CH with your preschooler.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"All About Learning Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allaboutlearningpress\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-10-21T14:00:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-28T04:48:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C-Is-for-Cheesy-Title-1200x630-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Marie Rippel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@LearningPress\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@LearningPress\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Marie Rippel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Marie Rippel\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e0b91c9ad1c2ea361d0d7a7ab8399177\"},\"headline\":\"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-21T14:00:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-28T04:48:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/\"},\"wordCount\":417,\"commentCount\":15,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"ABC Snacks\"],\"articleSection\":[\"ABC Snacks\",\"Preschool\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/\",\"name\":\"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites (With Teaching Tips for Phonogram CH)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-21T14:00:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-07-28T04:48:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"Looking for snacks that start with CH? These Cheesy Mac Bites are perfect for practicing phonogram CH with your preschooler.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/\",\"name\":\"All About Learning Press\",\"description\":\"Programs that teach thoroughly, so your child can succeed amazingly\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"All About Learning Press\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AALP_Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AALP_Logo.png\",\"width\":414,\"height\":85,\"caption\":\"All About Learning Press\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allaboutlearningpress\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LearningPress\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e0b91c9ad1c2ea361d0d7a7ab8399177\",\"name\":\"Marie Rippel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9f1b5dabbfe9d5e588c1e1cc4527dcb2?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.allaboutlearningpress.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2FAALP-Website-Theme-Wordpress%2Fimages%2Favatar.png&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9f1b5dabbfe9d5e588c1e1cc4527dcb2?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.allaboutlearningpress.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2FAALP-Website-Theme-Wordpress%2Fimages%2Favatar.png&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Marie Rippel\"},\"description\":\"Marie Rippel, curriculum developer of the award-winning All About Reading and All About Spelling programs, is known for taking the struggle out of both teaching and learning. Marie is an Orton-Gillingham practitioner, sought-after speaker, and member of the International Dyslexia Association. When not writing or teaching, Marie can be found riding her Icelandic horses.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/allaboutlearningpress.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.allaboutlearningpress.com\/about\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites (With Teaching Tips for Phonogram CH)","description":"Looking for snacks that start with CH? These Cheesy Mac Bites are perfect for practicing phonogram CH with your preschooler.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites (With Teaching Tips for Phonogram CH)","og_description":"Looking for snacks that start with CH? These Cheesy Mac Bites are perfect for practicing phonogram CH with your preschooler.","og_url":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/","og_site_name":"All About Learning Press","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allaboutlearningpress","article_published_time":"2015-10-21T14:00:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-07-28T04:48:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C-Is-for-Cheesy-Title-1200x630-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Marie Rippel","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@LearningPress","twitter_site":"@LearningPress","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Marie Rippel","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/"},"author":{"name":"Marie Rippel","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e0b91c9ad1c2ea361d0d7a7ab8399177"},"headline":"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites","datePublished":"2015-10-21T14:00:01+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-28T04:48:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/"},"wordCount":417,"commentCount":15,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["ABC Snacks"],"articleSection":["ABC Snacks","Preschool"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/","name":"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites (With Teaching Tips for Phonogram CH)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-10-21T14:00:01+00:00","dateModified":"2023-07-28T04:48:17+00:00","description":"Looking for snacks that start with CH? These Cheesy Mac Bites are perfect for practicing phonogram CH with your preschooler.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/ch-is-for-cheesy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"CH Is for Cheesy Mac Bites"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/","name":"All About Learning Press","description":"Programs that teach thoroughly, so your child can succeed amazingly","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#organization","name":"All About Learning Press","url":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AALP_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AALP_Logo.png","width":414,"height":85,"caption":"All About Learning Press"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allaboutlearningpress","https:\/\/twitter.com\/LearningPress"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e0b91c9ad1c2ea361d0d7a7ab8399177","name":"Marie Rippel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9f1b5dabbfe9d5e588c1e1cc4527dcb2?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.allaboutlearningpress.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2FAALP-Website-Theme-Wordpress%2Fimages%2Favatar.png&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9f1b5dabbfe9d5e588c1e1cc4527dcb2?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.allaboutlearningpress.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2FAALP-Website-Theme-Wordpress%2Fimages%2Favatar.png&r=g","caption":"Marie Rippel"},"description":"Marie Rippel, curriculum developer of the award-winning All About Reading and All About Spelling programs, is known for taking the struggle out of both teaching and learning. Marie is an Orton-Gillingham practitioner, sought-after speaker, and member of the International Dyslexia Association. When not writing or teaching, Marie can be found riding her Icelandic horses.","sameAs":["https:\/\/allaboutlearningpress.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.allaboutlearningpress.com\/about"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12575"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42246,"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12575\/revisions\/42246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}