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Aug 06, 2012
What are Sight Words?
Sight words are the words that appear most frequently in our reading and writing. Often these words do not have a concrete image that accompanies them. They are high-frequency words that may not be able to be pictured, and as such, they simply must be memorised and understood. Because of their high frequency, readers need to be able recognise, read, and understand them almost immediately upon seeing them. By easily recognising these sight words, young readers are more likely to approach a text with confidence. They are then able to read with more fluency and better comprehension of the text,...
Aug 03, 2012
Reading Games for Kids – Fun & Interactive Online Games
Reading Games for Kids – Fun, Interactive Learning
To most parents, it may seem obvious that children feel more motivated to learn while having fun.
It comes as no surprise then, that there’s a weight of research backing this long-held suspicion—educators and researchers have found that a child's enjoyment of learning directly relates to their desire and willingness to learn.
The more enjoyable learning is, the more likely a child will...
Aug 03, 2012
Activities for Reading
In order for children to learn to read, it’s helpful to have a proverbial reservoir of activities for reading for them to do. Make that, a resevoir of *enjoyable* activities. Who wouldn’t rather engage in activities that are enjoyable to do? And what sounds like commonsense has the weight of good research backing it as well. Educators and researchers have found, not surprisingly, that a student’s enjoyment of learning directly relates to their desire and willingness to learn. The more enjoyable and interactive learning is, the more likely that a student will engage in that activity. But the trick is...
Jul 23, 2012
Reading Lessons
It’s a truth almost universally acknowledged that the more enjoyable a task is, the more likely it is that anyone will want to do that task. It should come as no surprise, then, that kids like doing the tasks that they find fun to do. And what seems like commonsense has the weight of research backing it as well: Educators and researchers have found that a student’s enjoyment of learning directly relates to their desire and willingness to learn. The more enjoyable learning is, the more likely that a student will engage in that activity. Mary Poppins was right: “In...