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Phonics Programs for Kindergartners: How to Choose the Best One!
Phonics Programs for Kindergartners: How to Choose the Best One! Kindergarten is a foundational year for a child’s academic career and reading success. At Reading Teacher, we understand the importance of this year – and as educators ourselves, we also recognize how difficult it can be to find a reliable phonics curriculum for a kindergarten… Continue reading Phonics Programs for Kindergartners: How to Choose the Best One!
10 Free Ways to Help Struggling Readers
10 Free Ways to Help Struggling Readers You’re staring at your computer screen, researching activities for your struggling reader. You click on something promising, only to find yourself – yet again – staring at a paywall. Where are the free activities for struggling readers? you ask yourself. It’s a question as old as the… Continue reading 10 Free Ways to Help Struggling Readers
Phonemic Awareness Activities in Kindergarten
Phonemic Awareness Activities in Kindergarten Kindergarten is a big year. It sets the foundation for a child’s social life, academic career, and reading success. Along with their early literacy skills, many kindergartners will also develop their phonemic awareness. What do kindergartners’ grown-ups need to know about this essential skill? If you need a refresher… Continue reading Phonemic Awareness Activities in Kindergarten
What Children Really Need to Learn: Reading Edition
What Children Really Need to Learn: Reading Edition If your heart rate spikes after a quick glance at your child’s “learning objectives,” you’re not alone. The list of “things to know” by first grade, second grade, and so on can strike fear in the hearts of parents, educators, and especially young readers. What does… Continue reading What Children Really Need to Learn: Reading Edition
What Are Early Literacy Skills
What Are Early Literacy Skills What counts as an early reader? If you’re pals with a preschooler, you probably know one! Early readers, also called early emergent readers, are in the earliest stage of their reading journeys. They’re learning about reading and writing before they’ve actually learned to read and write. Parents and educators… Continue reading What Are Early Literacy Skills
Fluency Practice Games
Fluency Practice Games Imagine a robot reading a classic children’s book: perhaps Where the Wild Things Are or The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog. The robot’s voice sounds choppy, slow, and expressionless; and oddly enough, it reminds you of the way your first grader reads! Many early readers are stuck in the “robot stage.”… Continue reading Fluency Practice Games
Heart Word Mapping: A Magic Method to Teach Sight Words
Heart Word Mapping: A Magic Method to Teach Sight Words In every reading lesson, there’s always room for fun, creativity, and maybe even magic. If you’re planning to teach high-frequency or sight words, it’s time to add some heart word magic to your lesson plan. Let’s uncover the difference between sight and high-frequency… Continue reading Heart Word Mapping: A Magic Method to Teach Sight Words
When Do Emergent Literacy Skills Begin to Develop?
When Do Emergent Literacy Skills Begin to Develop? Ah, literacy lingo: it’s loved by researchers and tolerated (begrudgingly!) by parents and teachers. If you’re a teacher or parent of an emergent reader, you’ve likely encountered your fair share of reading-related lingo. While language evolves with our understanding of how young people learn to read,… Continue reading When Do Emergent Literacy Skills Begin to Develop?
What Age Should a Child Be Able to Read?
What Age Should a Child Be Able to Read? Certainly, it’s rare to see a baby reading. But by the time your Baby Einstein reaches first or second grade, should they be able to read? Whether you’re a parent, educator, or just a curious reader, this question is both incredibly common and highly contested.… Continue reading What Age Should a Child Be Able to Read?
What Is a Word Map?
What Is a Word Map? Who doesn’t love a treasure map? Â Even as adults, many of us can remember drafting up a map on looseleaf paper and excavating a neighbor’s yard, a local park, or maybe just a bedroom. With word mapping, parents and educators can utilize the magic of a treasure map.… Continue reading What Is a Word Map?