Reading Logs: Do They Help or Create Reading Resentment?
Your daughter races through the final chapter of her book, eyes dancing with excitement. She can’t wait to tell you what happened to her favorite character. But before she can share the story, you hand her the reading log. Watch the light dim in her eyes as she sighs and reaches for a pencil: another…
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Reading Aloud to Kids Who Can Already Read: Why It Still Matters
Your second grader just read an entire chapter book by herself. She’s so proud, and honestly, you are too. All those evenings practicing letter sounds, sounding out words, and celebrating small victories have paid off. She can read now. Really read. So you put away the picture books. Bedtime stories become bedtime reading time, where…
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IEP vs. 504: Reading Accommodations Explained
You’ve just finished a meeting at school. The words “IEP” and “504” were tossed around multiple times. Everyone seemed to assume you understood the difference. You nodded along, but inside you’re thinking: What exactly is the difference? Which one does my struggling reader actually need? You’re not alone in this confusion. These acronyms sound like…
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Cumulative Review: Why Reading Skills Need Constant Reinforcement
Your child worked so hard to master those tricky vowel teams last month. You celebrated together when they finally got it. But this week, you noticed them struggling with the same patterns. Did they forget everything? Are you back at square one? Take heart. This is completely normal. Reading skills require constant reinforcement to stick.…
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Error Correction in Reading: How to Help Without Discouraging
Your child is reading aloud. They come to the word “house” and say “home.” Do you stop them immediately? Wait until the end of the sentence? Ignore it completely? You want to help, but you also don’t want to interrupt the flow or make reading feel like constant criticism. Error correction is one of the…
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The Floss Rule: Why We Double F, L, and S
Your child is writing a story about their stuffed animal. They pause, pencil hovering over the paper. “Mom, is it ‘stuf’ or ‘stuff’?” You might wonder the same thing. Why do some words double their final letters while others don’t? Welcome to the wonderful world of the Floss Rule—one of English spelling’s most reliable patterns.…