On a rainy day, a snowy day or even during a long break like during the winter holidays or summer, parents might be looking for new activities to do with their children. Maybe they’ve visited all the local museums or explored all the parks. Perhaps it’s just so miserable that indoor activities are a must. … Read more
Children of all ages can always read more to improve their reading confidence and fluency. There are many children who have an appetite for reading, and fly through books quickly. Others may like what they read but tend to take their time reading a book. Some children just haven’t found their reading passion. Maybe reading … Read more
Sight words are the words that children need to recognize immediately in text. Knowing these easy words on sight can help children read faster and help their fluency, too. Sight words often include the most common words that are peppered throughout stories like “I,” “me,” “the,” “we,” etc. Colors and numbers also are often a … Read more
Decoding words with ease would logically mean that children can read more text in a shorter amount of time. The ability to take in more words would then, theoretically, lead to the greater absorption of information. Yet, there are children who can easily decode words but can only comprehend a basic level of the textual … Read more
In some districts, fourth and fifth graders begin to prepare for middle school in sixth grade. Around sixth grade, however, children begin to read more complex books and the grade-level standards of comprehension could require more abstract critical thinking skills. Later elementary years could prepare them for this shift. In late elementary, students may be … Read more
Children might read on benchmark, their reading standardized scores might be just fine. Yet, maybe they don’t like to read or they don’t feel confident while reading aloud. Adults, too, might have dropped the reading habit. While reading those books might come back to them (a bit like riding a bike!), adults also could feel … Read more
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