Looking back, when I was younger, I admit to often interpreting language very literally. Because of this, figurative expressions like idioms and metaphors sometimes caused me some degree of confusion, as I expected them to make direct, concrete sense. For example, when I first heard the idiom “an arm and a leg,” I imagined it […]
“Between a rock and a hard place” is a phrase we may use when there’s no easy way forward in a particular situation. It can be when every option feels difficult in its own way. Below is an example of how storytelling can make it easier to understand such phrases, especially for those with Autism […]
Some phrases don't mean exactly what they say, and the idiom "reading between the lines", is no exception. It doesn't involve looking for hidden text on a page. It's about discovering meaning that isn't directly written. Below is a short story imagined in a classroom setting showing how one student learned what this phrase really […]
