Ideas to Make Reading Fun at Home
Fun Reading Opportunities are Everywhere! Research has shown that attaching reading to pleasure when they’re young is an investment in your children’s future academic success. Really, you don't...
How The Brain Reads and Understands Words
The Reading Brain We consider reading to be a basic skill that can and should be natural. Many if not most children are able to pick up reading around the age of 6 .But have you ever stopped to...
Writing Problems – How To Help Your Child
Do's and Don'ts for Struggling Young Writers Every parent knows that sometimes getting their child to complete work can be challenging. Whether you are teaching your children at home or in school,...
Managing the Summer Reading Slide for Less Than Enthusiastic Readers
Navigating the Summer Reading Doldrums Summer is always a challenge for struggling learners. The gap in learning stimulation is problematical for children who do not love learning and so do not seek...
Difficulty with Phonics, Phonemic Awareness and Fast ForWord
A Program for the Most Common Impediment to Reading A child's difficulty with phonics can be puzzling to parents.It's tough not knowing what to do to help your child when they're facing difficulties...
Summer Slide or Summer Stride?
Another Year of Lost Ground For Many You are probably aware of summer reading and learning loss - the notorious "summer slide," where learning momentum is slowed. This applies to the high...
What NOT To Do If Your Child is a Struggling Reader
Reading at home is crucial to the learning to read journey Parents have such an important role to play in their child's learning to read journey. Reading at home is so important. And so it is...
Game-Changing Books for Reluctant Readers – Part 2 (Ages 9-11)
Books That Have Inspired Many New Readers Ahh, the upper elementary grades, where kids are either really into reading or really not into reading. But don’t fret because research proves that what it...