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5 Fun Easy Reading Games to Set Your Toddler Up for Reading Success! – Phonemic Awareness Games for Young Kids

Do you want to set your toddler or young child up for success in reading? Today, we’re sharing five fun and simple games that help develop a crucial foundational skill—one that comes before your child officially learns to read. The best part? Your child won’t even realize they’re building an essential skill! These games feel […]

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How to Fix b/d Reversal: Complete Guide for Parents and Teachers for B and D confusion!

Does your child mix up “b” and “d” when reading or writing? You’re not alone. This common phenomenon, known as b and d reversal, is extremely common among many young learners when learning to read and write. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll explore why it happens and share five proven strategies to help your child […]

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What Are GLUED SOUNDS and Why Are They Confusing your Beginner Reader? A.K.A. Welded Sounds

Ok, so you’re teaching your beginner reader to read, and you’ve truly done your research… You’re doing all the right things – You’re introducing letter sounds correctly. You’re using decodable books… But then, a seemingly simple word trips them up: “am”. They struggle to recognize “am”, as in “I am Sam”. You think it should […]

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Why do children enjoy reading less than ever before?

Children and young people’s reading enjoyment is in a crisis, at least in the English-speaking world. Reports show that most children do not like reading and even perceive it as boring. This trend seems to be here to stay (and probably get worse) unless we do something about it. While we can speculate about the […]

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Children Learning Reading Review – All You Need To Know Before Buying! (2025 UPDATE!)

Intro: Children Learning Reading Can Children Learning Reading help your child become a fluent reader following a 12 weeks program? Is it really possible to teach very small children to read? And… Can struggling older readers really catch up with the Children Learning Reading program? If you having been looking into the Children Learning Reading […]

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Embedded Mnemonics – Teaching the Alphabet and Letter Sounds to Children!

Are you struggling to teach your child the alphabet, feeling like progress is at a snail’s pace? Are those familiar squiggly shapes proving elusive for your little one to remember? Let’s talk about a powerful tool (embedded picture mnemonics) to help you exactly with that: teach your child letter sounds, and making them stick for […]

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How does Montessori teach reading? 5 peculiarities of the Montessori system!

Montessori uses systematic synthetic phonics for teaching reading. Children are introduced to the sounds of letters and phonograms through various activities and materials. However, there are a few peculiarities to how the Montessori system teaches reading that makes it pretty special and unique! Let’s go through them! *Affiliate Disclosure: Some links lead to Amazon marketplace. […]

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Reading.com app review – Is this the ULTIMATE PHONICS app? Can you teach your child to read with this app?

Are you looking for a high-quality app to teach your child to read? Then, keep reading, because today I am reviewing an exciting new app that is supposed to take children from letter recognition to confident fluent reading (approximately 2nd grade level). As I said, this app is a new kid on the block (or […]

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Reading Eggs Honest Review – The Brutal Truth About this App and Reading Curriculum

Are you looking for an interactive way to help your child learn to read? Then it is pretty likely that you have heard of  Reading Eggs! In this blog post, we will take a closer look at its features, cons and benefits. After reading this article, you’ll know whether this learn-to-read app is a good […]

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Decodable VS levelled books – The 5 KEY Differences You Need to Understand

Both decodable and levelled books have been  created for beginner readers. They are, in fact, the two main categories of books used with children that are on the first stages of learning to read. Noticing the differences between the two can be tricky for an untrained eye. On the surface, they certainly look quite similar: […]

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