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phonemic awareness

What is Phonemic Awareness? Why is It SO Important?

Before learning to read, we first must learn to hear. What is Phonemic Awareness? Phonemic Awareness is the ability to hear, identify and manipulate the individual sounds that form words. For instance, the word cat is formed by the following individual sounds (or phonemes): /c/ /a/ /t/. Using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), this word […]

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early reading

Is My Child Ready for Reading Instruction? At What Age Should I teach my child to read? ALL YOU Need to Know!

Interested in our guide on “How to Teach A Child to Read from Scratch Step-by-Step?” for free? Get It here! “At what age Should I start teaching my child to read?” and “Should I start teaching my child to read at home before school?” are among the most common questions parents have at some point. […]

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struggling readers

Why does my child struggle with reading? The real reasons why children struggle with reading.

It is both alarming and sad to see how many parents think they have done something wrong, and are tired to see their children getting frustrated when trying to read. These parents are just discouraged by how their kids are just trying to guess the words in front of them instead of reading them. And, […]

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early reading

What are pre-reading skills? Why are they SO Important? 6 MUST-HAVE Early Literacy Skills for future reading Success!

Before learning to Read… Learning to read is a complex task. It is actually very different from learning to speak. Learning to read doesn’t happen naturally, as speaking does. And it doesn’t happen all at once. There is a constant progression in the development of reading ability over time. But before learning to read your […]

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