One of the early signs of dyslexia is reading failure. Even with research-based phonics instruction, dyslexic kids struggle to read. Without phonics instruction, however, dyslexic children may not …
Inflectional Ending ing Printable Books
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Spelling and Phonics Student Writing Sample
Did you know you can analyze a student's writing sample and get a lot of information on what phonics sounds she needs to work on? In this blog, I'll take a closer look at spelling and phonics by …
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Advocating for your Struggling Reader
Maybe your child is near the end of first grade. You see that he doesn’t know how to decode many single-syllable words like “bland,” “cope,” “strain” or “leap.” He struggles to read even beginning …
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Systematic and Explicit Phonics Instruction
Systematic and explicit phonics instruction is the most effective method for teaching children how to read. The reading and cognitive science research prove that systematic, explicit phonics is …
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