Parents of children who struggle to read should understand that their child isn’t alone; it’s estimated that millions of children have reading difficulties. When reading struggles are identified, though, parents can take steps to help their child. Unfortunately, some children fall through the cracks because their struggles may never be identified. As reading becomes more … Read more
There are millions of children who struggle with reading. These struggles might be related to phonemic/phonetic awareness, fluency, reading comprehension or combination of these literacy skills. Some children might read slightly below grade level, while others lag far behind their peers. Helping a child with reading and working with them to hit grade-level benchmarks requires … Read more
The Dolch List of sight words includes 220 common words that children are eventually expected to know by sight. These words are divided into lists across several grades, and young readers will become accustomed to memorizing sight words as part of their reading curriculum. Sight word mastery aids in reading fluency, and practicing sight words … Read more
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