by Eager Readers | Reading
As I reported in What You Should Know if You Have an ESL Child, research shows that bilingualism has positive effects on children’s cognitive development1. And we also know that young children are at risk of losing their home language. So how can parents support their...
by Eager Readers | Reading
We use our Eager Readers ABC chart to teach children two fundamental literacy skills: How to articulate (and hear) beginning sounds of words (phonological awareness) How to connect individual letters with their corresponding sounds (phonics) Without these two skills,...
by Eager Readers | Reading
If your child’s Kindergarten class is anything like my son’s, you have received a list of 10 to 12 sight words already in Term 1. After the kids have learned these ones, there’s another list to follow that one, and so on. I’ve had several parents ask me about these,...
by Eager Readers | Reading
Parents often ask teachers about their child’s reading level. This level may be referred to as a colour, a letter, or a number. Although they need not be a secret, reading levels are really just for teachers’ use. Teachers choose appropriate levels of texts to use in...
by Eager Readers | Reading
Parents might assume that once young children learn their letter sounds, they should be able to read. However, just because children can associate letters with sounds (phonics), doesn’t mean they are ready to blend them together to read or ‘sound out’ words. Learning...
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