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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It may be that your child is learning to read at school and you have been told that on the curriculum they have some phonics instruction. Or maybe you are just trying to figure out what is the best way to teach your child to read… Whatever your personal circumstances, after reading this article, you […]
Reading wars, Whole word VS. Phonics, whole language advocates vs. phonetics enthusiasts… Who would imagine that learning to read could be such a controversial topic? But sadly, it is! And I use the word SADLY for a good reason: Because the ones that normally pay the consequences of this disagreement are our children! In this […]
If you have been looking into the topic of teaching your child to read or if you are an educator, you may have heard of the term Synthetic Phonics. In this article, I am going to explain what Synthetic phonics is. Besides, if after reading this article, you decide you want to go ahead and […]