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Jan 31, 2013
Online Reading for Kids – Top 3 Skills
For kids to become successful readers they will need to master many skills. Among the most fundamental of these skills that kids can learn by reading online include: ## Phonemic Awareness and Phonics These two skills are essentially two sides of the same coin. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear individual sounds in words, while phonics is the ability to link letters to these individual sounds. These skills are the first that kids will need to master, and learning these reading skills online gives them an advantage over traditional methods of teaching. For example, [ABC Reading Eggs](http://readingeggs.com/info/subscriptions) lessons include...
Jan 31, 2013
3 Fun Ways to Help Children with Reading
Playing games is a great way to develop literacy skills and motivate your child to learn. Some fun games that help children with their reading by building vocabulary include: ### What’s in the bag? Fill a bag with a variety of objects and ask your child to close their eyes and describe what they can feel inside the bag. This is a great opportunity to practice their use of adjectives. ### 20 Questions Think of a person, a place or a thing. Ask your child to guess what you are thinking of by asking a maximum of 20 questions, e.g....
Jan 09, 2013
The Best Online Reading Books for Kids
The internet is an invaluable learning resource, with thousands of reading books available online for kids. These online reading books are usually called ebooks, and can be downloaded or viewed online either on their own or as part of a wider reading program. Some of the best online reading books for kids include some of the following features: ### 1. Match your child’s reading ability It’s important that the books, found online or otherwise, your child sets out to read match their current reading ability. If they read a book that is too easy it may fail to provide them...
Dec 18, 2012
3 Ways Phonics Games Help Kids
Providing an introduction to the alphabet and reading, phonics games help kids understand the relationship between sounds (also known as phonemes) and letters. As a fun a and highly motivational learning method, phonics games can be found online, usually as part of a wider reading program such as [ABC Reading Eggs](http://readingeggs.com/info/subscriptions). Here follows 3 ways phonics games can help your kids learn to read: ### 1. Identify Letters Phonics games will usually introduce the child to each letter of the alphabet, demonstrating what the letter looks like and the name of the letter. In ABC Reading Eggs, each letter of...