What is Read Across America? Celebrated annually on March 2nd, Read Across America is a day for teachers and educators to celebrate the importance of reading. The National Education Association (NEA) started the Read Across America initiative in 1998 with the hope of motivating children to read. Since then, it has been the largest celebration […]
For decades, children’s books have been known to tell stories using rhyme to make learning to read easy and enjoyable. Research shows that children who are familiar with nursery rhymes going into Kindergarten have an easier time learning to read when they start school. Rhyming games challenge the mind. Children thrive when reading with rhyme, […]
When choosing an early reading curriculum for school or home, it is important to understand the different methods of teaching reading and how they work together to create a solid reading foundation. Starting children off with phonics instruction provides one of the most important building blocks for reading development. Understanding the meaning of words and sentences […]
Teaching a child to read is not an innately easy thing to do. You can read a first-hand account from our previous blog here. Traditional educators have years of experience behind them. Even so, the task is not easy. When you’re homeschooling, you’re usually taking on the role of teacher with your own child. It’s […]
Confession: I hate teaching kids to read. HATE it! I remember with vivid clarity the first time I sat down with my son to try piecing together the sounds we had learned into simple words… I remember the frustration of doing the same words over and over and over again. With 5 young children, I […]
We know that reading is a necessity in today’s society. Aside from reading signs and warnings, there is a multitude of reasons for the importance of reading. When you teach a child how to read, a whole world opens up for them. This is something that will be with them forever. Not only will it […]
What does an educator get with the purchase of a SuperBooks Kit? Since reading is an essential tool when it comes to education, how does one prep a student for success in this field? I developed SuperBooks over severals years in a primary classroom setting. The program is supported by years of hands-on research and […]
The SuperBooks Program is successful for many reasons. The most obvious is the phonics-based vocabulary that gives early readers (Or beginning readers) a reading vocabulary they can depend on. The words are phonetically regular–so they can be decoded or “sounded-out.” Students being home-schooled or taught in a traditional classroom will benefit from SuperBooks. The program […]
The SuperBooks program is successful because research in phonics has been prevalent throughout the years. Students being homeschooled or taught in a traditional classroom can benefit from our books. Most importantly, they go beyond the traditional English speaker as well. SuperBooks also benefits bilingual students using phonics to help break down and understand words. For […]
Even with the most meticulous summer routines, it’s inevitable that reading patterns can shift during the summer. As August grows closer and we prepare for the coming back-to-school time, setting your children or students up for growing success is important. This is especially crucial in young learners who are in the beginning or middle of […]