8 ways to support kindergarten reading
Try these activities to help your kindergartner master essential reading skills.
Bridge the word gap: speak 21,000 words to your preschooler daily
Some children hear about 21,000 words a day, others hear 6,000 or fewer. By age 3, that difference becomes a substantial word gap that predicts future success.
Books that celebrate diversity for 4th graders
Stories that grab fourth graders and invite them to take on new perspectives from experiences and characters they'll never forget.
The "right" way to teach reading
There's a "right" way to teach reading, according to best-selling journalist Peg Tyre. So why are many students not learning 鈥� or learning the wrong way?
Reading games: Sight words
Play "My pile your pile" to expand your child's vocabulary and improve reading fluency.
Preschool Dolch sight words
For early readers, memorizing sight words is invaluable for literacy. Here are the 40 sight words that will help your preschooler start learning to read.
Dolch kindergarten sight words
For early readers, memorizing sight words is invaluable for literacy. Here are the 46 sight words that will help your kindergartner start learning to read.
2nd grade Dolch sight words
When young readers memorize sight words, they advance in confidence and fluency. Here are the 46 sight words that will improve your second grader's reading skills.
3rd grade Dolch sight words
When young readers memorize sight words, they advance in confidence and fluency. Here are the 41 sight words that will improve your third grader's reading skills.
10 ways to help your child with phonics
Easy tips for revving up this essential reading skill.
Seeding literacy activity: Make a reading tree
One of the many ways to make reading fun? Do an art project! In this literacy activity, help your child make a reading tree to keep track of all the books they read.
Effective parenting strategies for literacy and oral language development in young children
Before you start teaching your child to read, work on fostering their oral language development. Here鈥檚 why 鈥� and a few fun activities to try at home.
How conversation in your home language can help your 4th grader鈥檚 reading in English
Conversations in your home language are an easy way to help your child become a better reader in English.
What鈥檚 better for a 3rd grader learning English: reading with Mom in the home language or reading independently in English?
Once your child can read independently in English, is it better for your child to practice this habit or for you to continue reading aloud to your child in your home language?
Should my child learn to read in our home language or in English first?
It鈥檚 a dilemma many parents face when raising a child with two different languages: one at home, another at school. Here鈥檚 what the research shows.
How to help your child learn English (without a word of English)
Support your children鈥檚 English language learning by focusing on their literacy in their native language.
One key 1st grade reading skill
Did George Washington have wooden teeth 鈥� or not? Using a nonfiction text, first graders should be able to find out the truth for themselves.
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