“Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”—Matthew 13:12. Reading is foundational for all formal education. A student who reads well usually does well in school, but the child who struggles with reading will invariably fall further behind.… Continue Reading
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How Can You Help Your Kids Read? Just Read with Them!
Parents sometimes feel there is little they can do to help their children learn to read. But here is one simple but effective action every parent can take—reading to your child. In 2002, we operated a bookshop in Jos Nigeria. As the manager, I was asked to be a guest on the Home Front radio… Continue Reading
Exodus Books–Hand Picked Literature. Worth visiting
In looking for reading and math resources this week, I discovered Exodus Books right here in nearby Milwaukie Oregon! They have “hand picked literature”–books for “edification”, “education”, and “enjoyment.” What a great experience. Can you imagine a bookshop where they actually review the books so that they can sell you those that they believe have… Continue Reading
The Importance of Having Books in Your Home
For your children to learn to read and be successful in school, it is vitally important for you to have books in your home. I have been a bookseller for 39 years, so what else would I say? But it is the other way around: this is one of the significant reasons I am passionate… Continue Reading
Reading is an Essential Life Skill for Success in School and Work
The story is told of Jose who applied to be a janitor at a local grocery store. During the interview, the manager discovered he couldn’t read—a requirement for all employees at the store. Reluctantly, the man was sent away. But as a consolation, the manager gave him a box of oranges. Jose was thankful for… Continue Reading
Reading Develops Critical Thinking Skills
The process of reading develops a person’s ability to think and assess ideas and to come to rational conclusions concerning those ideas. Being able to comprehend what you are reading opens a myriad of new ideas to your mind. Reading can teach comparison and contrasting of ideas; the difference between fact and opinion; evaluation of… Continue Reading
I Love To Read
I LOVE TO READ Reading can bring a whole new world a person—that movies, video games, and other activities cannot. I love to read. Give me a good book, and a few quiet hours and I will be delighted. I love to read biographies, fiction, and history. I enjoy “how to” books, nature, travel and… Continue Reading
PHONICS OR WORD GUESSING?
Many schools have forgotten or ignore the phonetic approach to reading. Why is that? The phonetic approach, breaking down each letter of a word into its phoneme (sounded) parts, used to let every child learn to read. However, many modern teachers have broken with this tried and true system in favor of a “whole word”… Continue Reading
I Before E except after C? Forget it!
Justin and Kenan Wayne are among thousands of students in Academic Associates Learning Centers® and schools around the world. Students have had to learn that old spelling rule for over a hundred years. But it’s wrong! Words like ceiling, receive and conceit fit the rule, but words like ancient, glacier and science don’t. There are… Continue Reading
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