Articles for tag: Learn to Read, Learning to Read, Phonics

Karla News

Learning to Read with Hooked on Phonics

I have to admit, I was always a little annoyed by the Hooked On Phonics television commercials. When my son became interested in learning to read, though, I looked at several reading programs in a homeschooling store. Hooked On Phonics looked like a good system, so I decided to give it a try-and I am ...

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Quotes on Reading and Reading Aloud

“A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.” ~Martin Tupper “A library is a hospital for the mind.” ~Unknown “If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “My mother and my father were illiterate immigrants from Russia. When I ...

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Why You Should Learn to Read Sheet Music

So you think you don’t need to learn how to read sheet music. You can play anything you want without it, thanks to those glorious tablature books you have. It took you long enough to learn to play the instrument, you are definitely not spending anymore time with learning. You just want to play and ...

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Kindergarten Reading Skills

Helping your child prepare to read is a fundamental goal of parents. There are specific areas that you can work on with your child in order to enhance his kindergarten reading skills. The following skills are evaluated for reading readiness in kindergarteners. Sight Words: In kindergarten, your child will get a list of words to ...

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3 Websites that Help Kids Learn to Read

I recently had my kindergarten-aged child take a placement test and she passed the school’s reading test with flying colors. The teacher who conducted the exam told me that my five year old was reading at a beginning second grader level. I was pleasantly surprised, I knew my daughter is reading well for her age, ...

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You Can Learn to Read German!

Do you want to learn how to read German? Good for you! Learning to read German (Deutsch) is a worthwhile endeavor you should try to achieve. German is not terribly difficult to read because there are many words an English reader will already recognize. Since most Americans only know English, you should be one of ...