Introduction Embarking on the journey to become a skilled and confident reader presents a unique set of challenges for every child. One essential aspect that can significantly impact their learning journey is fostering a positive “I can” mindset, particularly for those kids grappling with reading difficulties. Throughout this blog post, we will delve deep into […]
The beginning of a new school year is just around the corner. As parents and caregivers, we want to ensure our kids are well-prepared for the exciting journey. For the most part, schools should aim to equip our kids for adult success and spark awe for discovering and creating new things around them. Hence, to
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Segmenting and Blending for Your Child’s Success Introduction We should not put off learning how to improve reading skills for elementary students. We should not believe the myth that the child will just catch on with time. Furthermore, we all need understand the crucial role reading plays in our child’s academic journey. If your elementary
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Introduction: To improve your child’s reading skills, your child must develop the necessary foundation to decode and spell words accurately. Having a strong foundation and the right habits will allow equipping your child to be able to read multisyllabic words with ease. This happens by teaching phonics in an explicit and systematic way, as well
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The Importance of Learning Decoding Skills Cultivating a love for lifelong learning Introduction In today’s ever-evolving world, fostering a love for lifelong learning is crucial for our children’s success and personal growth. Alongside curiosity and a growth mindset, it is essential to equip them with foundational skills that will enable them to become independent learners.
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Hey there, fellow parents and caregivers! Today, I want to chat with you about a topic that might raise a few eyebrows: getting rid of reading games and other activities while teaching your child to read. How does that make you feel as you hear that? I know it sounds counterintuitive, especially in a world
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Introduction Learning to blend can be extremely difficult for some students. Thankfully, we can do a few things with our kids to become better blenders and more automatic. Some kids with speech impediments may find blending hard. While teaching, we must over-emphasize the mouth position and sounds to support kids better. Many parents have mentioned
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“I Can Read” Book Club Review Do you want to build your home library to be appealing to your young readers? This was my goal, so I set out to include books that my early readers could read so that they can start building reading confidence and endurance. Over the past six months, I have
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Helping students see the importance of quality over quantity. Encouraging Best Effort & Full Attention during lessons As we teach our children to write, read, and do other tasks, we want them to see the importance of quality over quantity and understanding a concept over just finishing the assignment. We want to develop these skills
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A Simple way to Accelerate spelling and reading abilities Over the past five years, I have discovered the benefits of using a dry-erase board during my reading lessons. I use my dry-erase board multiple times during a lesson, and the learners I work with love using their boards. Of course, it is just fun to
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An easy way to teach your child to write the abcs Teaching your child to write properly can seem extremely overwhelming, especially when there are tears and resistance. But it doesn’t have to be this way. When we are doing handwriting practice with our child, we have the freedom to have them start with writing
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Why Early intervention is the better choice. We have to take action to see changes So many times, in life we want to just wait and see if things will work themselves out. We put off going to the doctor, mending that friendship, or working toward that goal. But you know what 99% of the
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Helping beginner and struggling writers write neater! What are prewriting strokes? Prewriting strokes or lines are the individual lines that are used to form letters, numbers and shapes. There are certain lines that you want to see your child to form before encouraging them to make letters. Also helping your child form the basic lines
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Are you wondering what an online tutoring session looks like? Maybe you just like to have an idea of what an event or service looks like before you actually commit to purchasing it? I know I do!! Today I want to share what a typical online tutoring session will look like. First of all, I
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I am going to share with you how to select the right book for 3 different types of reading– read alouds, independent reading and instructional reading. Children need all three types. They help expand vocabulary, knowledge, and fluency. When we are reading, we want to apply the different types during our day, because all of
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