Reading with – not to – your pre-schoolers: how to do it better (and why)
Most parents know that reading books with their kids is important. But many parents don’t know why exactly. And it’s not as if parents get…
Preparing your pre-schooler to learn to read: skills to focus on first
What can we do to help our pre-schoolers get ready to read without being accused of helicopter-parenting? A lazy Google search will confirm there are…
“I’m not a child!” How to get help for a teenager or adult you love who can’t read
Imagine for a moment that you can’t read or write; even at a basic level: How would you apply for, find or hold down work?…
How to find out if your child has a reading problem (and how to choose the right treatment approach)
There’s so much nonsense out there about kids’ reading problems and treatments. Unfortunately, lots of education, technology, and health businesses cash in on parents’ concerns…
Kick-start your child’s reading with speech sound knowledge (phonological awareness)
To learn to read properly, phonological awareness is: one of the Big Five skills kids need to know; and one of the three so-called ‘cognitive foundations’…