Research shows that children who are strong readers by the end of third grade are more likely to be successful throughout their school years and become proficient reading kids. Most…
In the earliest years of a child’s life, neural connections in the brain build a foundation for academic and life success. Research explains that what encourages that brain building most is the serve-and-return…
When we talk about the 3 buckets of skills children need to read well, people wonder how Awareness & Regulation skills make a difference for reading and academic success. Today…
At the end of a long day, do you ever just feel like skipping a night of reading with your kids? You’re not alone. A lot of parents confess that the…
I recently had a rich conversation about... conversation. A parent reached out after reading the last few blogs. Here’s what he asked: When I’m reading with my child, how can I have the kinds…
As we talked about in last week’s blog, there is a long line of research that tells us that a child’s early language skills relate to high school reading levels. We specifically called…
Here’s what the research shows on reading problems: About 25% of children are at-risk for reading difficulties and need a boost in the earliest years.A risk for reading difficulties can…
Even when our youngest readers come out of the gates strong—when they start to put sounds and letters together quickly and accurately, and then move easily from Hop on Pop to The Magic…
From birth through elementary school, we bring our children to regular doctor visits where the focus is on the basics of a child’s development —height, weight, vision, hearing, etc. We…
Unlike my first two children, my toddler will very rarely sit for a book—he’s moving all over the place while I read. Does this mean he’s not interested in books?…
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