5 resources you can use at home to help your child to read
Sitting on the train the other day, I noticed almost everyone in the carriage was reading. Not novels or magazines. But emails, news feeds, text…
6 strategies to improve your child’s reading comprehension and how to put them into practice
Reading experts are forever encouraging teachers and parents to teach students “a variety of strategies” to understand and to remember what they read. But what are…
Let kids choose their own adventures
I love story-telling. That’s why I wrote a novel. But, as a speech-language pathologist, there are other reasons I love stories: there’s a strong link…
Are reading comprehension problems caused by oral language deficits?
Some children can read aloud beautifully, but, when questioned, have no idea what they’ve just read. Over the years, different reading experts have put forward…
Do we spend too much time on rhyming books? What else should we do to prepare pre-schoolers to read?
Duck in the TruckThe Cat in the HatMadeline, with her vines and twelve little girls in two straight lines All great, fun books to read…