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My 7-Year-Old Can't Read: What Is Normal and How to Help
Worried your 7-year-old can't read yet? Learn what is normal at this age, the warning signs to watch for, simple things to try at home tonight and when to get extra help.
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Phonics, blends, sight words and helping kids read with confidence.
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How to Help a Child With Dyslexia Learn to Read
A parent guide to helping a child with dyslexia learn to read: what structured literacy is, how to practice phonics at home, how to protect confidence and when to seek an assessment.
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10 Signs Your Child Needs a Reading Tutor
Not sure if your child needs a reading tutor? Here are 10 clear signs to watch for, what to try at home first, and what to look for in a good reading tutor.
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How to Teach Phonics at Home: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to teach phonics at home in simple steps: letter sounds, blending, short vowel words, digraphs and decodable books, with 10-minute activities you can start tonight.
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My Child Is Behind in Reading: How to Help Them Catch Up
Child behind in reading? Find out where the gap really is, build a simple daily catch-up routine at home, work with the school and know when a tutor can speed things up.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies for Kids Who Read the Words but Miss the Meaning
Your child reads the words but does not understand them? Learn why it happens and 8 reading comprehension strategies for kids that parents can use at home tonight.
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What is Text Structure?
Text structure explained: the seven common types (cause and effect, chronological, compare and contrast, problem and solution and more) and how to teach them.
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When Does A Child Learn To Read?
How and when children learn to read, fun and effective ways parents can help at home, and how to develop reading fluency as your child grows.
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Sight Words Done Right
Why sight words matter for early readers, their characteristics and types, when a child should start learning them and how to teach sight words at home.
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What Are Blends
What phonics blends are, the types of blends (consonant, silent and word blends) with examples, why children find them hard and how to teach blends at home.
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My Kid is Afraid to Read in Class
Afraid to read aloud in class? Learn the signs, effects and causes of reading anxiety in kids, and what parents can do to build their child's confidence.
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My 9-Year-Old Can't Read. What should I do?
If your 9-year-old can't read yet, start with letters and sounds, find the missing links, consider a learning disability like dyslexia and get 1-on-1 help.
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