According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than five million students in the public school system are classified as English Language Learners. Proficiency for ELL can vary; however, some children enter the public system understanding very little English. For children struggling to learn English, the classroom experience looks and feels foreign. All lessons … Read more
Vocabulary skills help children grow their language knowledge and learn new words that help them to express themselves. Books and stories can introduce children to words they don’t know. If a child reads over the word, they could lose the meaning of the sentence or even the plot. Words help tell the story, and growing … Read more
Children might never grow out of wanting to hear books read aloud to them. Even adults might like hearing a story; after all, audiobooks are popular for a reason. Parents don’t always have time to read to children, but reading books aloud is important to helping children learn new words. The read aloud experience also … Read more
Children need to read regularly to become better at reading. Some children might grab books each night and feel excited about reading, but others might push back when parents ask them to read. While daily reading is often part of a child’s daily homework from school, parents can help simplify the reading task by encouraging … Read more
Keeping children engaged in learning both in school and at home has become a growing challenge that many households now face. Thankfully, technology is helping to fill that gap between the classroom and the living room. With mobile devices becoming so popular that nearly every age has a gadget tailored for their needs, getting programs … Read more
The idea of a toddler using an app on a cell phone or tablet may seem outrageous to some, but the fact that toddler apps exist and are in demand shows that parents do have many uses for them. While young children should be monitored around technology, they live in a technological world, and that … Read more
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