Knowing a child’s reading level can help parents understand if their child is meeting, exceeding or falling behind grade-level expectations and benchmarks. How can parents understand their child’s reading level, and what level is the right level for each grade? Parents can learn how to decode reading levels to better understand a child’s reading proficiency … Read more
Many families in the United States are bilingual. Children might grow up proficient in both their family’s native language (Spanish, Chinese, etc.) and in English. When bilingual children are learning to read their parents or caregivers might wonder how best to guide their journey to ensure that children can read fluently in both languages. Osceola … Read more
Regular reading sessions at home can help children practice their reading skills, feel more confident and become more proficient readers. Reading daily also helps children immerse in a good book while exercising their minds. Teachers and school districts might stipulate a certain amount of reading minutes that children are expected to accrue daily. While reading … Read more
As children progress through elementary school, reading and literacy expectations become more challenging. While most parents know that daily reading is beneficial to their child and might even be a homework requirement for school, how a child reads also could provide benefits. Silent reading denotes the act of reading to oneself or reading in the … Read more
Children might express an interest in books and reading at a young age. As long as the child is interested in learning to read, it’s never really too soon to start teaching children the basics of decoding and other literacy skills. In addition, reading together can help all children learn new words and become interested … Read more
Children might learn to read at different ages. Some children are ready to read at a younger age; in fact, they might be reading before they start kindergarten. For other children, parents might work on pre-reading skills to help them have the readiness for reading when they start kindergarten. When children enter kindergarten, they will be exposed … Read more
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