How To Help Your Child With Spelling
Learn an easy, 3-step process you can use to help improve your little one's spelling.
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4 Reasons To Teach Your Toddler to Read
Many parents feel a lot of pressure when it comes to developmental milestones. So when you see "toddler" and "read" in the same sentence, you might think it's just one...
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How to Help Your Child Read Faster
In this blog post, you'll discover the two skills that are the secret to helping any child read faster. (And neither uses...
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Do All Kids "Catch Up" Eventually?
Folks who discourage teaching kids to read before kindergarten often argue that kids who learn how to read later catch up to...
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Phonological Awareness vs. Phonemic Awareness vs. Phonics Explained
Learn about three of the most common—and most critical—reading concepts: phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics. By the end of this post,...
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Does This Research Suggest That Preschool Leads to Prison?
The assertion that preschool leads to prison is certifiably false. In this blog post, I'm going to dive deeper into where this...
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What is Phonics?
In this post, you'll learn the basics of phonics and why it's such an important part of learning how to read.
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Does Early Reading Cause More Harm Than Good?
Some people claim teaching your child to read early can lead to long-term harm for their social development and academic achievement. Let's...
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How Does Early Childhood Education Benefit Kids?
In this blog post, I break down one of the most widely-known research studies—The Perry Preschool Project—piece by piece, in an effort to...
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Vowels 101: A Beginner's Guide to Short vs. Long Vowels
In this blog post, I'm going to explain the two different types of vowels (short and long) and how to teach them...
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