How To Help Preschoolers Learn To Read: Preschool Reading Milestones
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How To Help Preschoolers Learn To Read: Preschool Reading Milestones

Around the ages of four and five, your child is likely to start developing some basic reading skills. Learning to read is a process, with different developmental milestones along the way.  In this article we explore some preschool reading milestones       In early preschool, the child learns phonemic awareness as well as some sight words and will…

Second Conditional Worksheets
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Second Conditional Worksheets

Here we have a set of free second conditional worksheets for free download to help you teach this second step towards conditional mastery! If there is such a thing! The second conditional is one of the easier to teach conditionals, and because it covers the unlikely but not the impossible it can be fun as well,…

What Are the Best Alternatives to Phonics?
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What Are the Best Alternatives to Phonics?

Alternatives to phonics instruction can include Whole Language methodology. the Natural Approach, and Whole Word. These all place less importance on the explicit teaching of phonics and look on English acquisition in a broader context. These include practices such as memorization and reading for context.  

How to teach Sight Words And What Are They?
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How to teach Sight Words And What Are They?

Sight words, together with phonics provide the bedrock of children’s reading. Playing games with flash cards, online or in the classroom will allow students to practice and recognize these words by sight. This allows them to try independent reading as the majority Children’s literature is made of sight words.

How To Teach Writing To Left handed Students
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How To Teach Writing To Left handed Students

Teaching left-handed students to write can be achieved with a few adaptations. Using techniques like mirroring, paper positioning and grip training will help left-handed students develop writing skills. Resources specifically designed for left handers are also available like pens, binders and notebooks.

How to Prepare Your Child for A Kindergarten Interview
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How to Prepare Your Child for A Kindergarten Interview

One of the hardest and most important things you will ever do as a parent is providing your children with a good education. No matter your socioeconomic status, you want your child to have the best possible education and in todays competitive world that can can mean a kindergarten interview. We want to make sure…