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You have a talented, smart child. You've read to her since she was a baby. Children's books with fringed edges are in boxes around your house. Your child has both brains and a good environment. You've …
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If you're wondering how to teach a 6 year old to read, this post will offer you some guidance. By 6 years old, children should know letter sounds. If a 6 year old is in first grade, they should …
Kids start working on r-controlled vowels in late first grade or early 2nd grade. R-controlled vowels include: ar as in shark er as in clerk ir as in swirl ur as in burn or as in …
Typically kids learn to spell inflectional ending words in second grade. However, this can vary depending on the curriculum the school is using. Some kindergartners begin learning inflectional endings …
Kids usually learn the silent e sounds at the end of Kindergarten or beginning of first grade. Here is a silent e holiday worksheet that your student can read and color: Silent e …
