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Your Child Knows Their Letter Sounds. What Shou...

  Your child knows the alphabet. They can tell you that m says /m/ and s says /s/. Maybe they even know most of their letter sounds pretty well. So what comes...

Your Child Knows Their Letter Sounds. What Shou...

  Your child knows the alphabet. They can tell you that m says /m/ and s says /s/. Maybe they even know most of their letter sounds pretty well. So what comes...

What Is Decoding in Reading? A Simple Explanati...

What Is Decoding in Reading? A Simple Explanation for Parents If you have been reading about how children learn to read, you have probably come across the word decoding. It...

What Is Decoding in Reading? A Simple Explanati...

What Is Decoding in Reading? A Simple Explanation for Parents If you have been reading about how children learn to read, you have probably come across the word decoding. It...

What Does Decodable Mean?

How Decodables Work Controlled text: At least 90% of the words follow specific, learned letter-sound patterns (such as short vowels or simple consonant-vowel-consonant words like "cat" or "sat").  Systematic progression:...

What Does Decodable Mean?

How Decodables Work Controlled text: At least 90% of the words follow specific, learned letter-sound patterns (such as short vowels or simple consonant-vowel-consonant words like "cat" or "sat").  Systematic progression:...

Ram Has Jam Books: Simple Decodable Books for B...

If you've ever watched your child learn their letter sounds and then wondered, "Okay... what do we do now?", you are not alone. Knowing that m says /m/ and a...

Ram Has Jam Books: Simple Decodable Books for B...

If you've ever watched your child learn their letter sounds and then wondered, "Okay... what do we do now?", you are not alone. Knowing that m says /m/ and a...

What Is Decoding? A Simple Guide to Phonics and...

If you've spent much time around beginning readers, you've probably heard the words phonics and decoding. They come up often when people talk about how children learn to read, but the...

What Is Decoding? A Simple Guide to Phonics and...

If you've spent much time around beginning readers, you've probably heard the words phonics and decoding. They come up often when people talk about how children learn to read, but the...

7 Simple Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start o...

If you have a young child who is getting ready to learn to read, you may be wondering what you can actually do at home to help. There is so...

7 Simple Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start o...

If you have a young child who is getting ready to learn to read, you may be wondering what you can actually do at home to help. There is so...