If you are teaching your child to read, consider this step one of your journey. In order to teach your child to read, you first need to teach letter sounds. Think of letter sounds as lego blocks; once your child knows letter sounds, they can put them together in many different ways to read, or…
Welcome! If you’re here then you are about to embark on the most rewarding journey you will ever take. Whether you are new to homeschooling or trying to boost your child’s learning at home, I hope that you will find this post about reading readiness informative and helpful. When you are teaching your child, especially…
Every time I need gift ideas for early readers, especially my own, I always think of that little rhyme. You know the one; “Something they want, something they need, something they’ll use, something they’ll read”. This rhyme speaks to my soul!! Especially as a teacher, while I always want to gift something that they will…
Every time I need gift ideas for early readers, especially my own, I always think of that little rhyme. You know the one; “Something they want, something they need, something they’ll use, something they’ll read”. This rhyme speaks to my soul!! Especially as a teacher, while I always want to gift something that they will…
There are 5 fundamental reading skills in the English language. When your child has a grasp of them, they will be able to fully participate in reading at their level. They will also improve their language and reading skills at an above average rate. What are Reading Skills? Reading skills are the areas of language…
If you are wondering ‘What is phonics?’, I’m guessing that you are beginning your journey of teaching a child or children to read. You’re in the research stage and there are so many ideas and strategies out there that your head might be spinning! It doesn’t matter if you’re getting ready to teach a class…