Homeschooling

Whether you are a homeschool mom or the mother of a child in school--helping your struggling reader is a challenge. As parents we want our child to succeed. For some children, especially boys,...

Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may have additional trouble learning to read. Decoding letters and their sounds can be difficult. Since they struggle with focus...

The focus of this article is learning to read for learning -- i.e. how to become wiser people from the experience of reading.

Third grade is a thrilling milestone to share with your homeschooled child. Many stimulating educational opportunities abound when students begin enjoying the process of reading. Writing abilities...

It may seem impossible to actually teach an infant to read. However, reading includes much more than being able to read and comprehend words on a page. Reading includes an array of literacy...

A reading journal can help when it is time to write a book report or just to keep track of the story you are reading.

Books are one of the best learning tools that your child can ever use. There are so many things which your child can learn especially if he is a wide reader. Certain things cannot be taught just...

Enticing your child to read may be a challenge. Here are a few ideas to get them started.

If you are home schooling a child who is having difficulties learning to read, consider these steps.

Teaching a homeschooled student to read involves getting a reading program to get them started, investing in "Little Reader" books and reading to the child on a regular basis. Take advantage of...

First Steps to Reading

This summer, give your child MORE. MORE is an acronym for four basic skills that are required for your child to succeed: Mathematics, Observation, Reading and Enrichment. It only takes about 10...

Learning how to read is the cornerstone of education, and encouraging literacy in the home can be one of the best ways to help your child succeed. There are many simple ways to demonstrate...

Literacy development is the key to educational success. Educational studies have confirmed that children with good reading skills have a higher rate of success in school than children with poor...

Guided reading is a strategy that will increase comprehension skills in several ways. It improves your child’s information recall, thought processes while reading, and organizational skills for...

There are many way to make literature fun for your homeschool child. Choose your favorite classic literature, add a couple of this tips, and begin reading to your kids each day. If you follow...

A valuable tool for children to use for organizing, remembering, and analyzing the books they are reading is the reading journal. Keeping a journal will help kids make connections between works...

How great is it when your child starts school and already knows how to read? Unfortunately, it will only happen if you are dilligent in how you go about the process of teaching this valuable...

Do you want to create an interest in reading for your little one, but you think its too early? Well its not you could spark an interest that could last a lifetime.

What should you do to help the kids catch the reading bug? Watch for the spark that brings the kids alive and makes the words interesting sometimes introducing them to the world of words can...

While it is highly unlikely that any preschool age child under the age of four would actually be able to read books, (unless extremely gifted) it is possible to teach the fundamentals of reading....

Great books are works of classic literature that have engaged and entranced hundreds of thousands of readers over the years. Rich vocabulary, exotic settings, rich characters and hard driving...

Your children can learn to read the classics with a movie. When our children were in elementary school we moved to a remote location, and made the choice to home school, as opposed to making them...

Learn how to play "Object labels" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Object labels" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Fill in the Blank" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Fill in the Blank" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Fill in the Blank" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Word Guess" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Word Guess" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Word Guess" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Backwards Spelling" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Word Guess" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Missing Letters" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Missing Letters" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Guessing Letters" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Missing Letters" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Missing Letters" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to get your kids familiar with books in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn tips on how to read with kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Throwing Dice" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Throwing Dice" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Throwing Dice" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Throwing Dice" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Back Writing" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Back Writing" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Learn how to play "Throwing Dice" the reading game for kids in this free video series on teaching kids to read and like reading.

Have you decided to home school your child? Learn all about reading lesson books for home schooling first graders in this free education video.

Have you decided to home school your child? Learn all about using reading word cards for home schooling first graders in this free education video.

Have you decided to home school your child? Learn how to teach irregular vowel reading lessons for home schooled first graders in this free education video.