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    What Is A Learning Disability?

    When people hear the words, “learning disability,” they often think the worst. Although learning disabilities cannot be cured, proper support and training early on can help children deal with this lifelong issue. Support from parents and teachers can help the child succeed in school and...

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    Reading Opens Doors

    From an early age, children are put on the path to reading. At first by learning the alphabet, then slowly learning how to put it together to form words, and then figuring out that those words put together make sentences that can tell whole stories....

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    Different Ways of Learning!

    Some techniques work well for people whereas other ones are not as effective. There are different types of learners: visual, auditory and tactile/kinesthetic.

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    A Time Honored Tradition

    “Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stocking were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.” They are the first four lines in the...

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    Assessing Print Awareness

    As a follow up to our last two posts in which we gave several different ways parents and teachers can deal with the obstacles of print awareness, ABC Phonetic Reading School wanted to provide readers with a specific way to assess matters involving actual print...

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    Print Awareness, Part 2

    In our previous post we mentioned the importance of bringing awareness to printed words and letters. There are several ways parents and teachers can turn the focus towards what is being written down or spelled out. Here are a few more suggestions: Book Reinforcement Continuous...

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    Don’t Forget To Ask

    Reading is joyous occasion that should be experienced by everyone. When children are learning to read, they go through various steps so they can comprehend what the words on the page. Teachers are responsible for teaching these steps and testing the child on how well...

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    What Is Dysgraphia?

    There are several learning disabilities that may affect writing abilities. One of them is known dysgraphia. Dysgraphia creates problems with spelling, poor handwriting, and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Writing deals with a complex set of motor skills and the ability to process information. Often...

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    Observe And Report

    The world is full of many things, all with different names, shapes, sizes, and colors. When children start to learn that there is a difference to one object compared to another, they will often become curious and begin asking, “What’s that?” which will eventually lead...

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    Reading To Communicate

    Reading and language skills are taught in different ways, but they all have the same goal – giving the individual who is being taught the ability to communicate effectively. Communication is key. No matter how you go about it, being able to communicate properly to...

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