4 Things Strong Readers Have in Common
Some children seem to pick up reading almost on their own. Others need more. If your child is in that second group, it doesn’t mean something is wrong with them. … Read more
Foundational Reading Skills
A Reading Skills Roadmap: The Path to Confident Reading
If you’re here, chances are you’ve been thinking about your child’s reading progress. Perhaps reading time leads to frustration in your household, or a teacher has suggested that your child … Read more
How Children Learn to Read: The Sequence of Reading Skills
Research tells us that learning to read is not something the brain is wired to do automatically. Children must be explicitly taught how to read, and this instruction must be … Read more
What are the 5 Pillars of Reading?
For decades, learning to read was often treated as a natural process. We thought it was something children would just “pick up” with enough exposure to books. But research tells … Read more
Phonemic Awareness: The Key to Early Reading Success
If you’re helping your child learn to read, you’ve probably heard about phonics—but have you heard of phonemic awareness? So what is phonemic awareness? Well, it is one of the … Read more