Without realizing it, you may already know an adult who cannot read. Non-literate adults are often very adept at concealing their lack of reading skills. At least one in five Americans is illiterate, and another 25% are able to read at only rudimentary levels. They cannot perform …

Reading poetry is a wonderful tactic for helping struggling readers. Poetry gives the student easily managed small word portions that are fun and engaging. Georgie Porgie, handsome guy,Won’t kiss the girls, and so they cry.It breaks their hearts - he loves another.He’s …

If you know how to sound out a word you are using phonics skills. Without this ability it is nearly impossible to learn to read new words. Any extra reading practice that you can do at home to reinforce phonics skills is always a bonus. However, practice doesn’t have to mean rote …

While I was doing some literacy research for my company about baby boomers, I came across some numbers that I thought was a mix of interesting and disheartening. Interesting because I didn’t know that there are seventy million grandparents in the U.S. and they spend on …

I was searching the Internet looking for some free reading resources for parents and ran across the U.S. Department of Education’s site dedicated to a topic near and dear to my heart; Help My Child Read. The U.S. Department of Education has assembled quite a list of …

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 be? After a half-day of trying to demonstrate how to do a …

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 the very beginning, A very good place to …

So do you know why cat starts with a C and kitten starts with a K? The answer is at the bottom of this blog post. Take your own poll to see who else can answer this question. We’re sad to say it, but we’ve discovered that most schoolteachers couldn't tell you either. You …

Otherwise, I would have missed The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I know, I know --- I could have listened to it. And I did, actually. The 20 characters’ lilting British voices were like music, and the descriptive, …

Hurray! It’s time to talk about some free reading resources found on the Reading Horizons website! So take advantage of these resources specifically developed to help your child learn to read. In the Community section of our website you will find Sample Lesson …