Why Vocabulary Might Be the Missing Link in Your Child’s Reading
If your child is a fluent reader—but still struggles to understand what they’re reading—vocabulary may be the invisible wall in their way. As a reading teacher and tutor, I’ve seen this again and again: older students who sound like great readers but don’t grasp the meaning of the text. They have phonics skills. Their decoding […]
Fluent Reading for Kids: Improve Reading Fluency With These 5 Easy Tips
When you think of teaching your child to read, you may think about phonics, sight words, or comprehension. You might imagine sitting down with your child to read and hearing them read the words across the page with joy. But that may not be the reality for many children. They may not like reading. Every […]
Foundational Reading Skills – Phonemic Awareness
If your child is struggling with reading, you might be wondering what is wrong and what you can do to help them. You might be wondering if your child has dyslexia. Many times, the problem is simply that children are missing the foundational skills that must be learned to make reading more automatic for them […]
Foundational Reading Skills – Phonics
Many parents ask, “What is phonics?” or “How is phonics helpful for children in reading?” If your child is struggling with reading, you might be thinking that just getting a phonics workbook might help, or that you can just teach the individual sounds to the letters. Many people just assume that phonics is taught in […]