As a preschool / pre-k teacher and literacy specialist, I see so many parents and teachers VERY focused on having kids memorize "sight words" in order to help with reading.

But what are sight words, and how are they different from high-frequency words?

Keep listening to learn more about sight words vs. high-frequency words, including some myths that we've all been taught that are totally wrong!

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-Erin

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Ready to help your little one become a strong reader? Then you need to know & understand the 4 Factors of Future Reading Success:

1) Oral Language

2) Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

3) Alphabetic Principle

4) Concepts of Print

Research shows that having a strong foundation in these four areas at the end of pre-k predicts future reading success in kindergarten and beyond, which is why it's crucial for parents and teachers to understand this information.

Keep listening for a brief overview of each area. Then check out the detailed videos I have about each factor for more information:

1) Oral Language

2) Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

3) Alphabet Knowledge

4) Concepts of Print

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-Erin

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As early childhood educators & parents, it's our job to understand how our little ones learn to read so we can teach them correctly from the start of their journey!

Keep listening to find out why I think Littles Love Learning shares a similar mission with Zillow & Expedia (it's probably not what you think!)

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Ready to help your little one become a strong reader? Then it's time to focus on Phonological & Phonemic Awareness.

Research shows that having strong Phonological & Phonemic Awareness skills at the end of pre-k predicts future reading success in kindergarten and beyond.

But do you know the BEST order to teach these skills?

Keep listening to hear what the latest research says on how best to teach these skills and how they lead to stronger readers in the future!

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Happy Learning!

Erin

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As preschool and kindergarten parents and teachers, we want to teach our little ones how to read correctly right from the start.

According to The Simple View of Reading, Reading Comprehension = Decoding x Language Comprehension. You can learn more about The Simple View of Reading in this video.

To work on the Language Comprehension piece of The Simple View of Reading, you want to help facilitate the development of oral language.

Keep listening to discover more about oral language and how to facilitate its development with your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten littles!

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As preschool and kindergarten parents and teachers, we know how important it is to incorporate literacy throughout the day to set our kids up for reading success.

But we're already so BUSY! How do we fit it all in?!

This episode includes 5 tips for adding more literacy to your day without taking up more time...these are quick and easy routines you can implement this week!

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As early childhood educators & parents, it's so important that we're introducing the alphabet correctly to our little ones right from the beginning.

There's a common phrase that many people use when teaching the alphabet that maybe you've heard or maybe you've said yourself..."Letters make sounds."

Teachers & parents say things like, "A says /a/" or "B says /b/"

But is this true? Do letters actually make sounds?

Keep listening to find out what research says about introducing the alphabet using a "speech to print" philosophy, and discover how to change your wording from "letters make sounds" to something that more clearly communicates with your little one.

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As a preschool & pre-k teacher and literacy specialist, parents will say to me..."My child knows all of their letters and sounds...now what do we work on?"

To answer that question, I created an acronym for the word P.L.A.Y. to help parents (and teachers!) focus on the most important skills our little ones need to become strong readers (that goes WAY beyond memorizing the alphabet).

Keep listening to find out what each letter in P.L.A.Y. represents & why these skills are the most important! You can also watch my full P.L.A.Y. video here.

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As early childhood educators & parents, it's SO important that we're introducing the alphabet correctly to our little ones right from the beginning.

But what's the BEST order to teach the ABCs?

Keep listening to find out what research says about introducing the alphabet. I also share with you my two favorite ways to introduce the alphabet to my students.

Spoiler Alert: I don't recommend introducing letters in alphabetical order or following "Letter of the Week." You can learn more about why I have these opinions in this video.

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As preschool and kindergarten parents and teachers, we know that reading aloud to our little ones is one of THE most important things we can do to set them up for reading success!

But what do you do when your little one won't sit still long enough to listen to a book?

Keep listening to get 5 great tips on how to read to your wiggly kids and still make sure they're still hearing those important read alouds!

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Happy Learning!

-Erin

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