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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 more thing you have to worry about.

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Reading to Your Child Will NOT Teach Them How To Read!

Reading to your child has SO many benefits, including supporting oral language development. One thing reading to your child will NOT do, however, i...

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How To Improve Reading Comprehension

If you want to help your little one improve their reading comprehension, you need to know how reading comprehension works. In this blog post, I bre...

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How To Teach Letters That Make 2 Sounds (Part 2)

Teaching your little one how to pronounce letters that make more than one sound can feel really tricky. This blog post will help!

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How To Teach Letters That Make 2 Sounds (Part 1)

English has letters that make more than one sound, sounds that have more than one spelling, and letters that, when paired together, make a complet...

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Reading and Play Based Learning

Teaching kids to read can and should be fun.

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Should You Teach Uppercase or Lowercase Letters First?

Lots of parents wonder if they should teach uppercase or lowercase letters first. My answer is... yes. Both. At the same time. This post explains...

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Do My Courses Work for Children With Learning Differences?

As a parent—especially if your little one has a learning difference—it can be overwhelming to figure out what information is right or wrong or how ...

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The Best Way to Teach Sight Words

If you're like most parents, then you know what it's like to send your child to school and have them return to you with a long list of sight words...

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Should You Teach Letter Sounds With Pictures?

Most of the time, kids are exposed to letters and their sounds alongside an image that represents the letter. The truth is, those pictures aren't a...

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Does Educational Screen Time Help Kids Read?

When it comes to screen time, I'm not going to give you a definite yes or no answer because—like most parenting decisions—it's just not that black ...