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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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Comparing the Homer app VS Hooked on Phonics – KEY Differences and Similarities Revealed!

Both Hooked on Phonics and Learn with Homer are very popular literacy or learn-to-read apps. These apps are especially popular among beginner readers, and they both seem to offer and promise very similar things. So, if you are torn between one or the other… Well, it’s actually not surprising at all! This article will go […]

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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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