09/09/2021
https://www.readbrightly.com/how-to-make-reading-fun-not-frustrating/
6 Tips to Make Reading Fun, Not Frustrating | Brightly
For some kids, reading is like doing the hokey pokey upside down, underwater, in a clown suit — freakishly hard and not at all fun. Here's how parents can help.
09/26/2020
Fluency is just one aspect of becoming a strong reader.
10 Fluency strategies for struggling readers
Learn more about literacy skills development and the best fluency strategies for struggling readers.
09/06/2020
No matter if your child is learning virtual or face-to-face, early literacy is crucial to their academic success. Please share my page and phone number with any child who could benefit from additional one-on-one reinforcement.
Effective Decoding Strategies To Improve Reading - The Literacy Nest
Many teachers are familiar with decoding strategies that may emphasize the use of picture clues, meaning and self-monitoring.
07/09/2020
I know kids need a “break”, but summer learning loss is real. Covid hasn’t helped that with parents working and not being able to dedicate time to learning. Here are a few tips.
Now’s the time to “catch up”. If you need help with this, contact me.
Seven Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss
Learning specialist Barbara Dianis offers seven suggestions for academic engagement that can help parents to prevent their children's summer learning loss.
06/30/2020
Reading is so very important for a child to succeed. 😊
The Importance of Early Reading Intervention – Springer
Understanding reading development in young children can be tricky for parents who are not educators. When assessing their children’s reading skills, parents do not want to over-worry and be bothersome to the teacher when everything is fine, yet parents also do not want to be too lax and wait for t...
06/29/2020
https://kendorelearning.com/memoryconnection/
The Memory Connection - Kendore Learning
What is Working Memory and Why is It Important? Working memory is the brain’s system for temporarily storing and managing the information required to carry out complex tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension. Children with poor working memory typically have difficulty remembering m....
06/29/2020
Please like and share. :) If you know any kiddos that need extra reinforcement before school starts, send them my way. :)
06/23/2020
https://www.raisingreaders.org/understanding-early-literacy/why-is-early-literacy-important/
Why is Early Literacy Important? - Raising Readers
Why is Early Literacy Important? Children introduced to reading early on tend to read earlier and excel in school compared to children who are not exposed to language and books at a young age (American Academy of Pediatrics). Reading, rhyming, singing, and talking — beginning from birth — profou...