As children progress in their reading journey, the expectations and associated grade-level benchmarks will evolve and become more complex. In the early elementary years, children will be learning to read by mastering sound blends, sight words and through decoding skills. In the upper elementary grades (like fourth and fifth), children will likely focus on reading … Read more
Developing reading skills at a young age can help children as they enter preschool and kindergarten; exposure to stories also has been shown to help develop vocabulary. In fact, a study conducted by Ohio State University showed that children whose parents read to them (five books per day) took in more than one million more … Read more
When children come home from school, they need a bit of downtime. While there could be a pile of homework in their backpack, along with a book for a reading assignment, decompressing might help children feel refreshed to tackle more work. For children who might need additional help with reading, parents might be on the … Read more
Children may struggle to read when they are early in the elementary years or even when they hit later grades (before middle school). No matter what age or grade level that a parent begins to notice their child struggling, the reaction may be the same: how can parents help? Reading apps can help children practice … Read more
Today’s families are busy. Many children are involved in multiple after-school activities like scouting programs, sports, dance, music lessons, and church groups too. Parents have work engagements, their own social activities, and then there’s family time. Homework for children may be completed between activities or even on-the-move. Most children also have to read daily—20 minutes, … 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