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Have you heard of the “summer slide”? Unfortunately, it’s a slide that no mom wants her child to ride, but these ideas may help!
Why Some Students Struggle with Letter Sounds It’s not uncommon for some students, especially those with dyslexia, to struggle with letter sounds. Reading begins with the ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds in language (phonemes). This weak phonemic…
To a preschool child, the world is full of unexplored wonder. Everything has the potential to spark their imagination. As we get older, we lose that sense of wonder and forget what it was like. That’s why it can be…
Homeschooling is a whole new world for many families. It can be exciting, daunting, thrilling, and terrifying all at the same time. With decades of experience behind us, here are some tips and tricks we’ve learned to help you enjoy…
Dyslexia is a learning disability characterized by difficulties with decoding words, reading comprehension, and spelling.
There is a special joy found in homeschooling your 5-year-old. Spending time seeing the world through their eyes is a gift. Everything in the world is new, fresh, and something to explore.
Homeschooling for 4-Year-Olds Made Easy Homeschooling young children is a fantastic way for parents to spark their children’s curiosity and help them develop a love of learning from a young age. Early childhood education lays the foundation for future learning…
How many words can you make out of the word ‘Thanksgiving’? This colorful Make-a-Word activity offers delicious holiday fun!
If you are a parent of a child who has dyslexia, you probably know how overwhelming and confusing it can be to learn about dyslexia. To complicate matters, even though dyslexia has been identified and studied for nearly 150 years,1…
If you’re new to homeschooling and have a fast learner, or if you’ve been teaching a gifted student and wonder if there’s more you could or should be doing, you’re in the right place. Gifted learners, often characterized by their…
The CK Spelling Rule is an easy way to determine when to use the letters ck or the letter k in a word that has the /k/ sound. Mastering this useful rule makes words that have a /k/ sound easier…
The Rules and Logic of Language Teaching the rules of reading and spelling, along with the patterns and concepts that shape them, is the key to mastery. Once students understand the logic of the English language, they can master it.
