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The Best Decodable Books – Your Go-To List of Decodable Readers!

On the surface, decodable books look very much like those leveled readers typically used in the classroom: Simple stories, short sentences and pictures… Except for a BIG difference… While leveled readers are all about predictable text, decodable books contain highly phonetically-decodable text! *Affiliate Disclosure: Some links lead to Amazon marketplace. As an Amazon associate, I […]

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Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons vs Alpha Phonics Review – The GREAT Debate!

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Intro: The Great Debate Teach your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons: In a nutshell What exactly is Teach your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons? Why would you want to use Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lesson? What system does Teach Your Child to Read in […]

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Black Friday Deals – Reading Programs, Apps and Literacy Materials!

Table of contents: DEAL #1 (SAVE 40%) DEAL #2 (SPECIAL BUNDLE) DEAL #3 (ONE-MONTH FREE) *Affiliate disclosure: This post includes affiliate links, meaning that I could get a small commission (at no additional cost to you) should you decide to buy from them. This helps keep the information on the blog free and available to […]

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Reading Apps for Struggling Readers – Readability Tutor vs Reading Buddy Software – Help struggling Readers with Artificial Intelligence!

CONTENTS 1: The Importance of Practice (and Strategic Practice) for struggling readers. 2: IN A HURRY?  Struggling Readers Apps side by side. 3. Struggling Readers App #1 Overview (Readability Tutor) 4. Struggling Readers App #2 Overview (Reading Buddy Software) *Affiliate Disclosure: Some of the links may direct you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I […]

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How to Teach High Frequency Words Using Phonics? A New Approach to Teaching Sight Words!

What Will You Learn on this Article? What is the Difference Between High-Frequency Words and Sight Words? How to Teach High-Frequency Words Using Phonics Principles? 3 Bonuses for Extra Effectiveness!   Video Transcription… Today we are going to be talking about sight words and high frequency words and I am going to explain to you […]

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The High-Frequency Words Phonics Game!

How to Learn High-Frequency Words using Phonemic Awareness / Phonics Principles? This Game (we’ve called it The High-Frequency Words Phonics Game) uses Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Principles to teach “sight words” is a much more efficient way than the traditional methodology based on pure visual memory and repetition. With this game, learners can build their phonemic awareness, […]

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Sight Words Series: Demystifying SIGHT WORDS Once and For All – What Does Data Really Reveal about High-Frequency Words?

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ON THIS ARTICLE?? High-Frequency words vs. Sight words INFOGRAPHIC: The Untold Story of High-Frequency Words TRUE or MYTHS? Common Beliefs around Sight words EVEN More Revealing Data! The 220 Most Commonly Used High-Frequency Words List The INS and OUTS of the analysis Recommended Resources The Video: The Untold Story of High-Frequency […]

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Learn with Homer Review – Is this the Homer app WORTH it? Is it FREE? All You need to Know!!

If you’ve been looking into literacy apps for your kid, chances are that you’ve heard of the literacy app Learn with Homer! Homer is a very popular app for learning to read, but… Is it worth it? Is it the right choice for your child? How much does Homer cost? Does it cover any other […]

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How to help struggling readers at home – 12 Important Questions to Reflect on!

In this post, we are going to cover a sensitive topic: how to help struggling readers at home. I am actually going to ask you to reflect on a few questions you should ask yourself before putting the label ‘struggling reader’ to your child. This is because in the answer to these questions, you may […]

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Sounding out words phonetically – How to Blend Sounds? AVOID this common mistake!

In this post, we are going to talk about sounding out words correctly, because this is a crucial skill for becoming a fluent reader. But, wait, before you even  start working on this skill with a child, he/she should be able to recognize the  the individual in words, also called phonemes. So, it is really […]

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