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The thought that her child was significantly behind in reading kept her awake at night. Hannah thought: my child can’t read at 8. She wondered if it was time to find help. Her daughter no longer …
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Short vowels are the most important sounds in early literacy. Young kids must master short vowels before learning all other vowel units. There are many vowel sounds in English. If a kid misses short …
It was the end of the year. Mason was about to finish second grade. He was extremely behind and he knew it. His family was looking for a San Diego reading tutor. At night, Mason's mom searched …
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A kindergarten sight words list should focus on words that truly break the phonetic code. Very few words should be taught as sight words. An English dictionary might contain 250,000 words, yet in …
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If you have a struggling reader, you might wonder how to help them, when to help them and why they are in fact struggling. The following is a roadmap for educators of struggling readers. Learning …
Long ee words phonics can be relatively easy for kids to master, since ee is in common words like “see” and “bee.” However, many struggling readers take longer to master ea words phonics. Learning ea …
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There is a lot of misguided information about how to teach reading. Many of these misinformed reading tactics are a strong part of our culture, yet can stall reading progress. Even worse, some tactics …
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Blueberries are everywhere right now so… why not make blueberry pie with a decodable recipe kids can read?! Kids are often excited to use their reading skills to accomplish something in the real …
In first grade, children’s reading skills progress rapidly. Though Kindergarten is a critical year, since children learn letter sounds, digraphs (like sh, th, ch…etc.), sight words, phonemic …
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After your student learns short a words, he’ll need to focus on short i words. It’s tempting to jump to short e lessons, because we typically say vowels in the following order: a, e, i, o, u. However, …
