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Jun 02, 2016
Reading Comprehension Tips for Kids & Homeschoolers
Reading comprehension refers to your child's ability to not only read, but to understand what they read. This is one of the five essential components of reading instruction. As a homeschooler or parent, you play a vital role in building your child's reading comprehension skills. Here are some homeschool reading tips to make sure your child is reading for meaning: ### 1. Start building comprehension skills early Before your child learns to read fluently, you can begin building early reading comprehension skills during daily reading sessions at home. When you read...
May 20, 2016
Helping Your Child Learn to Read – Guide for Ages 3–4
Around the ages of 3 and 4, parents can look forward to watching their child achieve their very first reading milestones. It might include things like pointing out familiar words or letter sounds, retelling stories that have been read to them, or even making up silly rhymes. This stage in your child’s development is all about giving them the best possible start in their reading journey and making sure learning is made fun, rewarding and encouraging. These years are full of imagination, exploration and play – things to...
May 19, 2016
Homeschooling - How to Teach Your Child Spelling Words
If you're looking to teach your child spelling words and improve their overall skills and confidence, it's important to remember that the learning process should be made interesting, motivating and fun. This is particularly crucial for children who already experience some difficulties with spelling words. Children who struggle to spell words and mix up their letters require considerate and loving attention to help them overcome these challenges and avoid getting frustrated, defeated and unwilling to improve. Here are some fun and simple spelling games and activities to help you...
Mar 12, 2016
Homeschool Tips for Helping Children with Autism Read
Many parents of children with autism prefer to play a more active role in their child’s education, which is the reason why some of them turn to home schooling. Home schooling parents understand their own child’s strengths and weaknesses better than anyone else. Helping a child with autism learn to read involves the ability to observe how these strengths and weaknesses affect the child’s ability to learn. **ABC Reading Eggs is the research-based homeschool reading program that helps children of all learning abilities learn to read. Start your [free...