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Back to School Book Recommendations – Ages 8-12
It’s that time again. Back to School. This is an exciting time of year; new teachers, new classes and new friends. It’s a time to re-establish routines and to re-focus. However, it can bring a lot of uncertainty and anxiety for …
Who’s to Blame When Your Child Can’t Read?
When a child has trouble learning to read in school, the source of the child’s problem can usually be traced to one or more of five causes. The child may be misplaced in the curriculum, or the curriculum may include …
Best Online Reading Games
According to research, more than 90% of struggling readers can learn to read at grade level if parents and educators properly intervene. Part of the challenge for parents and children is that forced reading can turn an emerging reader into …
Which at Home Reading Program is Right for My Child?
Reading is the most important skill that a child learns. So it is unacceptable that up to 30 percent of children never learn to read above a third grade level. The hard truth is that they grow up to become …
Professional Reading Training for Parents
Two years ago, I tried to teach my four-year-old grandson, Carter, to ski. I’ve been skiing in the beautiful Utah Mountains since I was twelve, and I think people would describe me as a proficient skier. How hard could it …
How Do I Teach My Child to Read?
We hear from many parents who would like to jump-start their child’s education by teaching them to read at home. But inevitably the question is: Where do I start? Do as Maria suggests in The Sound of Music, “Let’s start at …
