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Teaching your child to read can be tough enough, but adding in the element of dyslexia brings the task to a whole different level! In this video, I will show you tips and tricks on how help your child with Dyslexia.

Does your child struggle in reading? 1 and 5 students struggle with dyslexia. Early intervention is key to helping students with dyslexia. In this video, I will show you a free Dyslexia screening that will help you identify if your child needs specialized reading instruction.

Is your child stuck on a word and you are not sure to help them? Use these decoding strategies to help them! These strategies can be used in a balanced literacy program, during classroom activities and during classroom instruction. They can also be reviewed by the instructional assistant. The pictures that go along with the […]

Instilling a growth mindset is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children. And to ourselves too! Books are a great way to start the growth mindset conversation. In this video I will review 5 growth mindset books for elementary teachers and students. These books are great read alouds in the classroom or […]

Improve your learner’s reading confidence and skills by using the picture walk reading strategy. Having a picture walk lesson plan helps readers gain a better understanding of vocabulary of the concepts in the story and helps extend their understanding. This video shows a picture walk example and gives tips on how to pull important vocabulary […]

Does your reader “read. Like. This.?” In this video, I will show you 8 fluency practice activities to get your learner reading like a champ! Reading fluency is the ability to read passages with accuracy, speed and expression. It is essential to your young learner’s reading skills because without it, reading out loud is awkward, […]

This post contains affiliate links. Please read my Disclaimer for more information. Using books is one of the best ways for teaching empathy to kids. These books I am reviewing will help develop your child’s social and emotional learning. They will learn about how have and show empathy for others. These books are best for […]

Hey friends! In this video, I am going to to show you how the tape diagram strategy can be used when solving addition and subtraction problems! Enjoy! -April

Hi friends! In this video, I’m going to give you examples on how part part whole strategy can help your learner solve addition and subtraction problems. Happy learning! -April

Is your learner still counting with their fingers? This means they need to improve on their mental math skills! In this video, I will show you 4 addition card games that I’ve used in my classroom to improve my students mental math skills so that they recall addition facts quickly! I have a helpful FREE […]