You may have heard the term phonological awareness if you have a child who’s having trouble learning to read. It refers to the ability to understand the sound structure of words. Phonemes are the small units of sound that make up language. In order to communicate with words, you need to be able to differentiate [...]
14
Apr
A Remediation Model for Your School District
Third grade for your child can be the end or it can mean a life full of successes, but it all starts in the classroom. Studies show if a child is not proficient by third grade, more than likely they won’t reach success later on in life. It also shows they’ll continue to struggle through [...]
07
Apr
Tips for Teaching your Child the Scoop Method to Read
Reading problems happen on a regular basis for children with learning disabilities. They can be very discouraging and may cause children to stop reading all together. That’s not what you want so it’s a good idea to do what you can to try and prevent that from happening before it does. When you can make [...]
31
Mar
Tips for Reading Fluently
Reading fluently makes it easier to read, you’ll read quicker, and you’ll retain what you read. For a child with a learning disability that can be a challenge. One thing to remember is this is not something that can happen over night. You need to practice regularly so it becomes easier to read as time [...]
24
Mar
Play Syllable I Spy
At some point in your life, you’ve probably played the game “I Spy.” It’s perfect for boring waits at the grocery store, or long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice a key first grade concept…syllables. Here’s how to play: What You Need: * Hat * Paper, ripped [...]
24
Mar
Learning Words through the Sky Writing Strategy
Most of us know there are several ways to learn different things. Some of us may learn better when step by step directions are available while others may learn better when someone has pictures to show us. Reading is the same way. Some children may learn to read through memorization while others may learn by [...]
10
Mar
Tips for Teaching Your Child to Read
Learning to read is a skill and process that’s learned over time. It’s not something that is easily learned in one day. You learn and grow over months and years. The easiest way to understand this is to think about something you have learned to do in the past and may be efficient in now. [...]
03
Mar
Setting Reading Goals for your Children
Whether you own a business or work for someone else, more than likely you set goals each year. You may set personal goals as well and that’s a great way to make changes in your life and improve things. One thing you may not think about is setting goals for your children. If your child [...]
24
Feb
Tips for Teaching Your Child with Learning Differences How to Read On Demand
Brain training takes care of providing your child with stronger skills needed to read and additional pathways in the brain. Once your child has begun to read you will want to practice to allow for on demand fluency. For some new or young readers, this takes practice. It is what you would call reading on [...]
17
Feb
Diagnosing Dyslexia in Young Children
Dyslexia is a disorder that affects the reading and writing skills learned by a person. It’s considered a developmental issue, but it’s hard to diagnose because of the many different things that are affected by it. Dyslexia is a difficult disorder to diagnose in children which causes learning problems down the road. The reason for [...]
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