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Building a Strong Foundation for Reading Compre...
Reading comprehension is essential for academic and life success. This blog post explores what reading comprehension is, why it is important, and practical strategies for helping your child build a...
Building a Strong Foundation for Reading Compre...
Reading comprehension is essential for academic and life success. This blog post explores what reading comprehension is, why it is important, and practical strategies for helping your child build a...

Understanding Reading Fluency: What It Is, Why ...
Learn what reading fluency is, why it's important for your child's development, and how you can help them become a confident, skilled reader. This guide covers practical tips for improving...
Understanding Reading Fluency: What It Is, Why ...
Learn what reading fluency is, why it's important for your child's development, and how you can help them become a confident, skilled reader. This guide covers practical tips for improving...

Why Vocabulary is Essential for Learning to Rea...
A strong vocabulary is key to becoming a good reader. It helps children understand and decode words, as well as express their ideas clearly. This blog explains why vocabulary is...
Why Vocabulary is Essential for Learning to Rea...
A strong vocabulary is key to becoming a good reader. It helps children understand and decode words, as well as express their ideas clearly. This blog explains why vocabulary is...

What is Orthographic Mapping and Why Does It Ma...
Orthographic mapping is the brain’s process of linking a word’s sounds (phonemes), spelling (graphemes), and meaning to store it in long-term memory. This process is essential for reading fluency because...
What is Orthographic Mapping and Why Does It Ma...
Orthographic mapping is the brain’s process of linking a word’s sounds (phonemes), spelling (graphemes), and meaning to store it in long-term memory. This process is essential for reading fluency because...

When Should My Child Start Learning To Read?
Wondering when to start teaching your child to read? Learn 3 pre-reading skills to look for, plus a bonus tip every parent needs!
When Should My Child Start Learning To Read?
Wondering when to start teaching your child to read? Learn 3 pre-reading skills to look for, plus a bonus tip every parent needs!

Discover the 3 most common misconceptions about...
Three common misconceptions about teaching your child to read are explained. Parents are given research based advice and helpful tips to decide when to begin teaching their child to read....
Discover the 3 most common misconceptions about...
Three common misconceptions about teaching your child to read are explained. Parents are given research based advice and helpful tips to decide when to begin teaching their child to read....
Build Strong Writers
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Is Cursive Writing Making a Comeback?
Handwriting, including printing and cursive, is important for kids' brain development. It helps improve memory, motor skills, and reading ability. Writing by hand helps children process and remember information better...
Is Cursive Writing Making a Comeback?
Handwriting, including printing and cursive, is important for kids' brain development. It helps improve memory, motor skills, and reading ability. Writing by hand helps children process and remember information better...
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Essential Pre-Writing Skills for Kids: A Guide ...
What are the key pre-writing skills that parents should focus on with their children? Here are our top tips for cultivating hand eye coordination, fine motor skills and visual description...
Essential Pre-Writing Skills for Kids: A Guide ...
What are the key pre-writing skills that parents should focus on with their children? Here are our top tips for cultivating hand eye coordination, fine motor skills and visual description...
Book Recommendations for Growing Readers
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Top Adventure Themed Book Series for Early Read...
Looking for the best adventure chapter book series for early readers ages 6 to 8? Download our FREE book list featuring top series like The Secret Explorers, Dragon Masters, Zoey...
Top Adventure Themed Book Series for Early Read...
Looking for the best adventure chapter book series for early readers ages 6 to 8? Download our FREE book list featuring top series like The Secret Explorers, Dragon Masters, Zoey...
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The Best Alphabet Books to Teach your Toddler T...
Discover the best Alphabet books that help young learners master the alphabet while focusing on phonics. Perfect for preschoolers, toddlers, pre-k, and kindergarten students, these books combine engaging illustrations, catchy...
The Best Alphabet Books to Teach your Toddler T...
Discover the best Alphabet books that help young learners master the alphabet while focusing on phonics. Perfect for preschoolers, toddlers, pre-k, and kindergarten students, these books combine engaging illustrations, catchy...
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Top 10 Decodable Readers for Kindergarten and G...
Discover our top 10 recommended decodable readers that are perfect for young learners in kindergarten and grade one who are first starting to read! These books are designed to support...
Top 10 Decodable Readers for Kindergarten and G...
Discover our top 10 recommended decodable readers that are perfect for young learners in kindergarten and grade one who are first starting to read! These books are designed to support...
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Ditch the Apps. Teach Your Kids to Read!
Educational apps are marketed aggressively to parents as a tool to teach reading. Research shows that the effectiveness of educational apps is questionable and needs to be studied more. Children...
Ditch the Apps. Teach Your Kids to Read!
Educational apps are marketed aggressively to parents as a tool to teach reading. Research shows that the effectiveness of educational apps is questionable and needs to be studied more. Children...
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Why We Focus on Playful Learning
Play is the pathway to learning! It creates positive emotions, fosters imagination, and improves social/emotional skills, while also developing gross and fine motor skills. These skills are essential for children...
Why We Focus on Playful Learning
Play is the pathway to learning! It creates positive emotions, fosters imagination, and improves social/emotional skills, while also developing gross and fine motor skills. These skills are essential for children...
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