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Oh the Places You’ll Go DIY Keepsake

May 27, 2016 by Jamie Levinthal Leave a Comment

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A while back we posted a sweet idea on Facebook, incorporating one of our absolute favorite Dr. Seuss titles, Oh the Places You'll Go. A super-sweet dad had the adorable idea to use this book as a sort of yearbook for collecting notes from his daughter's teachers throughout the years, and presented … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Milestones, Milestones, Milestones, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle Tagged With: crafts, diy, Dr Seuss, end of year, graduate, graduation, keepsake, memories, Oh the Places You'll Go, yearbook



Take Our Survey

September 28, 2015 by Julie Temple Stan Leave a Comment

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Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? What Is My Child’s Learning Style? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Challenges, Learn to Read, Milestones, Parenting Tips, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness, Smart Strategies Tagged With: education, kindergarten, learning, learning style, Parenting, quizzes, school readiness, surveys



Reading Milestones: What to Expect at Different Ages

September 16, 2015 by Julie Temple Stan 3 Comments

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While every child is unique and develops at his or her own pace, there are specific reading milestones that can be helpful for parents to keep in mind as their child grows. And if you have a baby, you're not off the hook. A strong foundation of speech and language development in the early years can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learn to Read, Milestones, Milestones, Milestones, Milestones, New Parent, Reading Lifestyle, School Readiness Tagged With: ages, development, language, milestones, reading, stages



Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?

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There is no single list of things your child should be able to do before entering kindergarten. And as long as your child meets the age and residency requirements, American public schools must accept your enrollment. Most children will not have already mastered every item in this quiz before … [Read more...]



Learn to Read First Grade Lesson 1 Visual Phonics Video

August 27, 2010 by Hooked on Phonics Leave a Comment

For more info: http://www.tryhookedonphonics.comThis video is part of the Hooked on Phonics® Learn to Read First Grade and is designed for children ages 6 to 7. This video uses Visual Phonics to teach -ch and -sh sounds. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Milestones, School Readiness Tagged With: first grade, learn to read, strategies



5 Books for Back to School

September 10, 2009 by Amy Kraft Leave a Comment

Ah, the transition back to school-is there anything quite like that mix of fun and fear? For any child who may be feeling some school trepidation, give one of these books a try. Superhero School by Aaron Reynolds. Leonard has heat vision and can hit a baseball into orbit. Where does such a kid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting Started, Milestones, School Readiness Tagged With: back to school, summer



School Year’s Resolutions

August 27, 2009 by TJ Trochlil Mcgreevy 4 Comments

When my nephew came home from his first day of kindergarten, his mother was excited to hear about his day. In the most dejected voice, Zach said, "It was awful. They didn't even teach us how to read." I don't remember much about my first day of kindergarten, but I do remember carrying my orange … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting Started, Milestones, School Readiness Tagged With: back to school, goals, resolutions, summer



Get Ready for Kindergarten Month

August 11, 2009 by Amy Kraft Leave a Comment

Did you know that August is Get Ready for Kindergarten Month? Here are a couple easy things that you can have your child do to get ready for the big transition: Practice writing her name. One fun way to do this is to send postcards to loved ones, and have her "sign" the bottom. Practice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting Started, Milestones, School Readiness Tagged With: august, get ready, kindergarten



This Blog Is Broken

June 5, 2009 by Charles Hein 2 Comments

I'm happy to introduce guest blogger Jonathan Maier, author of two Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read: Second Grade books, My Giant Bunny and the incredible This Book Is Broken. Thinking too much about This Book Is Broken is a bit like thinking too much about time travel.  do it for too long and it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Milestones, School Readiness Tagged With: Jonathan Maier, second grade



A Book in Verse: Shoes in the Night

April 24, 2009 by Amy Kraft Leave a Comment

As we started redesigning Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read, one thing we wanted to do was present new reading challenges for kids as they progress through the system. In addition to introducing more complex sentence structure and longer paragraphs, we had a few other, more playful ideas. One was to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Milestones, School Readiness Tagged With: learn to read, second grade



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