How to teach word meanings to kids
· learning · parenting
When your child asks what a word means, the way you answer builds their vocabulary. Eight simple habits, from dictionary hunts to drawing the meaning.
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Practical, evidence-based guidance for parents on dyslexia, reading science, and supporting children with learning difficulties.
b and d confusion in kids: why it happens and how to fix it
· reading · learning
Mixing up b and d is normal until about age 7 and is not automatically dyslexia. Why young brains flip letters, plus three ways to correct it at home.
How to make story time interactive
· storytime · activities
Eight ways to turn story time from listening into learning: book tours, questions, finger tracking, word strips, personal connections and the PEER sequence.
What are decodable books and how do they help early readers?
· reading · learning
Decodable books use only the phonics a child has already been taught, so beginners sound out every word instead of guessing. How to choose and use them well.
What is multisensory teaching and why does it work?
· learning · reading
Multisensory teaching engages sight, sound, touch and movement together. Why it is the most effective method for struggling readers, with techniques to try.
Top ten myths about dyslexia, and what is actually true
· dyslexia
Dyslexia is not a disease, a vision problem, or a sign of low intelligence. A dyslexia therapist separates the ten most common myths from the real facts.
Early indicators of learning difficulty: what to watch for in preschoolers
· learning · parenting
Learning difficulties leave clues well before Grade 3. The early signs parents and teachers can watch for in preschool and UKG children, from a therapist.
All about dyslexia: a parent's complete introduction
· dyslexia
What dyslexia is, how common it is in India, the signs in reading, spelling and writing, and why early intervention changes everything. A parent's primer.
Activities for auditory attention in kids
· activities · learning
Auditory attention lets a child pick the teacher's voice out of a noisy room. Five zero-prep games, Simon Says to sound hunts, that train the listening ear.
Activities for sustained attention in 4 to 7-year-old kids
· activities · learning
Inattention at this age is rarely ADHD. Four playful activities, memory games, letter hunts, crosswords and newspaper searches, that stretch a child's focus.
Activities for sustained attention in babies and toddlers
· activities · parenting
A 2-year-old's attention span is four to six minutes, and it grows with practice. Age-by-age norms plus five simple activities that stretch focus early.
What are remedial classes and how do they help your child?
· learning · school
When a child keeps falling behind, more tuition rarely fixes it. Remedial classes rebuild the missing foundations in reading and maths. Here is how they work.
Evolving fluent readers: how to grow fluency after the first books
· reading · parenting
Once a child starts reading, fluency is the next hill: automatic words, meaning intact. Five ways to nurture it, plus the books that pull children along.
Exploring reading with beginning readers
· reading · activities
How to support a beginning reader: the five-finger book check, word games that teach without any drilling, and book series matched to their first steps.
Reading to preschoolers: letters, rhymes and stories that stick
· reading · activities
How to read to a 3-to-5-year-old: playful letter learning, rhyme games, the right storybooks and the PEER routine, plus what to do when they will not sit.