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Helping Readers Remember What They Read

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Have you ever had your child answer, “I don’t know,” when you asked a question about what (s)he just read? Sometimes, “I don’t know,” is just a ploy to get out of answering the question. Other times, readers lack the comprehension strategies they need to figure out the answer. This is especially true of struggling readers. As a part of…
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Learning Letters – When It Doesn’t Come Easy

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I’m sure you already know that learning letters, especially their sounds, is an important part of learning to read {and spell} After all, phonics is the basis of the English language. But what do you do when letter learning doesn’t come easy for your child? I mean it seems he’ll never get it. Today, I like to share some simple tips…
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Learn to Read EN Word Family Reader & Activities

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Are you working on word families with your learners? Then this EN word family reader and activities from Learn to Read, Unit 5 will be the perfect fit!   *This post contains affiliate links. **Look for and click on the teal download button at the end of this post to get the EN Word Family freebies.   Learn to Read:…
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Make Inferences with Magazine Pictures

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Helping readers learn how to make inferences also helps readers comprehend text at a deeper level. Instead of staying on the surface of  “right there” answers, inferring allows readers to think deeper and activate what they know to make meaning. Inferring also helps to support many of the other comprehension strategies. Yes; it’s that important. But sometimes readers, especially struggling readers, have difficulty…
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Counting Syllables Activities

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Have you been following our Getting Ready for Kindergarten series? While there are lots of non-academic skills kids need to know {like putting on their own jacket}, our focus is on academics. Last week, we talked about how learning to rhyme is such an important part of learning to read. This week, our focus is on syllables. Today, The Measured…
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