Where students learn to read and read to learn!
08/20/2023
Is your child struggling with reading?
Blast Reading lessons can be a support and help for children second grade and above, focusing on letter sounds and using them to decode words. If your child needs a gentle push into a love of reading, sign up for the fall Blast session, which starts on September 5.
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07/22/2023
What does a typical Blast lesson look like?
Alphabet and sequencing work with letters
New learning of a sound or word concept
Writing and reading with the new sound or concept
Spelling practice using rules and patterns
Listening work with sound isolation and blending, using sound pictures
Comprehension using teacher read-aloud or student decodable
Celebration and prizes
If any of this sounds like work your kiddo is ready for, send a message and we can get you on the schedule!
Tuesday tip: multimodal learning is the most effective learning!
Take a moment to think about the last time you learned a new skill. How did you interact with the learning? Did you take notes? Did you speak with others as they learned? Did you talk out each step to the skill or finished product?
The same applies to children who are learning to read. The more ways their brain is connecting with the letters and sounds themselves, the deeper the learning will be. In lessons with Blast Reading, students speak, write, touch and manipulate letters and sound pictures. This is all based on how our brain works the best.
If you are working with your child on reading, have them put their finger on the letters or the words as they are reading. Set up a sensory station with whipped cream or sand to draw out letters and spell words. Make large letters and have them stomp on the letters or words as they are blending them together. Reading can be so much fun!
Hi all! Just a quick introduction for you!
07/11/2023
Tuesday tip: learning how to read is actually quite difficult.
Maybe you were like me, and reading came easy to you, but for a lot of students, the process of recognizing letters, connecting them to sounds, and blending them together to form words is VERY HARD. Even just reading that sentence again and understanding the full process of reading, hopefully gives you pause.
If your kiddo is struggling to learn to read, don’t despair. And here’s my tip for you today: be honest with them about it. If they avoid reading or anything having to do with books, get frustrated along with them. Let them know that you’re there with them in the difficulty. Share your own frustrations with reading and don’t diminish their hard work.
07/08/2023
What does it look like to be a student with Blast?
What? Weekly 50-minute lessons focusing on letter sounds and blending them together to read words
Where? Springs Literacy Center
When? 2-3 lessons per week, with flexibility to fit the family schedule
How? Take Flight is a nationally renowned phonics curriculum
Why? So students can learn to read and develop a lifelong love of reading and learning