Reading

Reading doesn’t have to be a strictly solitary activity. Discuss the big ideas, share experiences, and develop comprehension when you learn how to create a book study.

Book reports are a curriculum mainstay, but their format is a bit tired.  Spice up your assignment with these creative book report ideas!

Your student is now ready to read sentences. Now it’s time to teach Inferencing! Here is all you need to know about how to teach inferencing.

Break out those picture books! It’s time to teach inferencing! These picture books to teach inferencing are our favorites!

Say hello to learning how to teach high frequency words! These activities will help your child become a more fluent reader!

Encourage reading with a cozy, inviting, and tricked-out reading nook! This kids reading corner will be your child’s new favorite spot.

The End. Those are often the last words in a story. But should that be the end of reading? Not at all! Read on for post reading activities for students of all ages.

You’ve heard the term: guided reading.  Maybe you’ve even been asked to do it (even though you’re not 100% sure what it is).  Do you need some guidance on guided reading? We’ve got you covered! Guided Reading: What Is It? Guided reading is focused reading instruction guided by the teacher.  It is ideally one-on-one, but …

Going to the library is wonderful, but in an age where technology makes things so much more accessible, having an online reading library for homeschoolers is a must. Thankfully, LightSail offers a comprehensive online reading program just for homeschoolers!

Most 2nd graders have mastered the basics and are ready for chapter books.  Find your child’s perfect match with the best chapter books for second graders. 2nd Grade Recommended Chapter Books Second grade is a wonderful but tricky time for reading.  Most children are ready to move beyond easy readers, but they aren’t ready for …

Keep learning your craft by reaching for a book! Check out the BEST professional development books for teachers and grow your skills today!

Introduce your students to some word fun with these rhyming activities for preschool, kindergarten, and lower elementary!

Help your preschooler and kindergarten students learn about words by discovering how to teach rhyming words so that they stick!

Does your child read aloud haltingly–a bit like a robot? Does he skip over words or miss the meaning in passages? He needs help improving reading fluency. Read on for some helpful reading fluency strategies.

Vowels are the mainstay of any language; they are the sounds you sing in words. To teach a child to read, you need to know how to teach vowels.

Knowing how to teach CVC words can mean the difference between students grasping the concept quickly or needing extra time. Here’s how!

You know the song: “A-B-C is easy as 1-2-3.” But teaching the ABCs?  Here’s the skinny on how to teach letters in a simple, fun, and memorable way. How to Teach the Alphabet Hands-on Activities If you are wondering how to teach your child to recognize the letters of the alphabet, make it tactile!  Little …

The best bedtime stories for children are ones that calm them down and make them happy. We’ve rounded up some of the best bedtime stories for children below! Bedtime stories to read with your kids After a long day, bedtime for children can sometimes be a challenge.  Help your little ones settle down and relax …

Homeschooling is hard, but homeschooling with dyslexia is even more challenging. Thankfully, there is a homeschool dyslexia curriculum that can help. Homeschooling with Dyslexia My oldest son has dyslexia. He was diagnosed while he was in third grade and started receiving Orton-Gillingham based intervention that year. We were homeschooling at the time and the onus …

Imagine a homeschooling program that used AI technology to assign students their work based on where they are? A program that grows with them and adapts to their understanding and learning? Imagine no more, because such a learning tool for homeschool is here. 21st-Century Learning in Homeschool Homeschooling can be hard, but when we had …