phonics for kids

The First Law of Learning. It applies to us all!

Posted by on May 6, 2012 at 5:14 pm

Phil Cicio talks about the need for repetition in learning. Click on the link  below to view this short but informative video. Keep this First Law of Learning in mind when teaching your child. It doesn’t matter how often you review something until your child learns. The important issue is they learn because you are [...]

You are your child’s first teacher. You can ensure they learn to read.

Posted by on May 1, 2012 at 11:04 am

I was at a conference a few weeks back and was asked by one of the speakers to explain what I do for a living. “I am a teacher. I tutor students in English. Reading, writing and spelling,” I replied. “Tell me,” he said, “What do you have to know to teach someone to read?” [...]

Books for Kids – How Many Have You Read?

Posted by on April 28, 2012 at 7:56 pm

The 50 books every child should read as outlined by experts. Michael Gove says he wants 11-year-olds to read the equivalent of a book a week. So what should they be?  The following is the list of some of the books  the experts recommend. Before clicking through to the article which tells you more about [...]

Dyslexia – A Different Way of Processing Information

Posted by on April 24, 2012 at 7:50 pm

Dyslexia, says Diana Vogel, who has a child with the syndrome and who has a program that supports children with it, defines it as a different way of processing information. Children with dyslexia, she says, process information differently. Their brain records, stores and retrieves information differently from the norm. Dyslexia is not a mental illness. To view [...]

On line Reading Program Wins Mom’s Choice Award

Posted by on April 18, 2012 at 9:02 am

Reading and phonics are presented in a new award winning program. Check out Reading Kingdom Reading is the most important skill a child will ever learn. But government figures show that only 35% of children are reading at a proficient level while a staggering 35% are failing. Until now, educators relied almost exclusively on phonics and [...]

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