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Apr 11, 2013
How a Reading Program for Children Helps
 A reading program for children like Reading Eggs can help your child learn the essential literacy skills they need to become successful readers. Some of the main ways Reading Eggs can benefit your child include: ## Learning while having fun [Reading Eggs](http://readingeggs.com.au/blog) was created with the idea that children learn best while having fun. The program uses many motivational elements to ensure children stay motivated to learn and progress through all the lessons, including: * **Engaging learning environment** – lessons feature colourful visuals and animations, music, sound effects and highly interactive activities. * **Rewards** –...
Apr 10, 2013
Phonics Games for Children
One of the most common difficulties children encounter when learning to read is the failure to understand the alphabetic principle, that is, how written spellings represent the sounds of words. Phonics games help children develop the confidence and understanding with phonics they need to be successful readers. ## How do Phonics Games help Children? The most important aspect of phonics games is that they teach children to link sounds with letters. For instance, in Reading Eggs, each lesson focuses on a specific letter, presenting the child with visuals of how the letter looks in written form, then presenting the sound...
Apr 10, 2013
Online Reading Resources for Kids
Learning to read online is fast becoming the norm in an age where the internet provides an almost limitless range of literacy games, reading material and other learning resources to help children learn to read. While reading real books will never be completely replaced, there are now entire ebooks available online, including those featured in Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress. ## Reading Books in Reading Eggs Reading Eggs features a range of ebooks that help children put to into practice the literacy skills they learn in the Reading Eggs lessons, including the skills of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and...
Apr 10, 2013
How to Teach Children to Read – 4 Tips
Teaching children how to read involves many different instructional methods. Some of the fundamental methods to teach a child to read include: ## Rereading books to build fluency Reading books several times may seem boring to the parent, but to the child it is very beneficial. Children are hard-wired to learn through repetition, and re-reading a book can help them reinforce vocabulary, pronunciations and spelling found in the book. Also, nursery rhymes with repetitive lines can similarly be very beneficial for children. ## Keeping your child motivated to learn Positive reinforcement is critical to children just starting to read. Not...