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Why Read Aloud?
“The United States’ National Reading Panel carried out a series of studies that provided a very persuasive case for oral reading. The findings showed that when kids read out loud...
Why Read Aloud?
“The United States’ National Reading Panel carried out a series of studies that provided a very persuasive case for oral reading. The findings showed that when kids read out loud...
Getting Ready to Read: Tips for Parents
Helping a child learn to read is one of the greatest joys in which a parent or teacher can participate. The delight a child experiences when sounding out a word...
Getting Ready to Read: Tips for Parents
Helping a child learn to read is one of the greatest joys in which a parent or teacher can participate. The delight a child experiences when sounding out a word...
Decodable Text Impacts More Than Decoding
There is a common problem in reading instruction: some people assume that phonetically-controlled texts for young readers are designed only to practice decoding, which is the application of letter-sound knowledge to...
Decodable Text Impacts More Than Decoding
There is a common problem in reading instruction: some people assume that phonetically-controlled texts for young readers are designed only to practice decoding, which is the application of letter-sound knowledge to...
5 Minute Comprehension: Activity 2
Learning Objective: To use visual clues and background knowledge to develop inference-making skills. What You'll Need: Photos or pictures of objects, window template(s) for overlay.
5 Minute Comprehension: Activity 2
Learning Objective: To use visual clues and background knowledge to develop inference-making skills. What You'll Need: Photos or pictures of objects, window template(s) for overlay.
Why Phonics?
You can probably picture the scene pretty clearly. You're reading a book with your young child, student, niece, nephew, grandchild—you’re patiently, ever-so-patiently encouraging them to keep going, keep reading. We know that reading is...
Why Phonics?
You can probably picture the scene pretty clearly. You're reading a book with your young child, student, niece, nephew, grandchild—you’re patiently, ever-so-patiently encouraging them to keep going, keep reading. We know that reading is...