Short Courses For Parents
Reading With Your Child Series
Help your child get off to a great start on their reading journey by enrolling in one of our mini-courses for parents. Approximately one in five children struggle with learning how to read. Fortunately, research tells us that several skills including a knowledge of the sound structure of words (phonological awareness), phonics (letter-sound knowledge) and vocabulary are pivotal for early reading success and are developing BEFORE and DURING the early schooling years.
Unlock strategies to support your child towards a positive early literacy journey by checking out our Ultimate Bundle, Mini-Bundle on Phonological Awareness & Phonics or Mini-Bundle on Vocabulary!
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Each mini-course contains videos and downloadable handouts.
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These mini-courses are ideal for parents of children up to 6-years of age.
The Ultimate Course Bundle
Research shows that the skills underlying strong reading acquisition are developing well BEFORE children start school. Unfortunately 1 in 5 children struggle to read becuase they lack these foundational skills.
Unlock strategies to support your child towards early reading success using our Ultimate Bundle.
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In the Ultimate Bundle you will learn:
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What are the most important skills to teach your child before, and while, they learn to read & complete the reading checklist.
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What is phonological awareness and why is this so important for learning how to read.
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What is phonics and how do I introduce my child to phonics when reading with my child.
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How to enhance vocabulary learning through storybooks every day.
Mini-Bundle - Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Two of the most POWERFUL PREDICTORS of how well your child will learn how to read during the first two years at school are: phoneme awareness (a subskill of phonological awareness) and phonics!
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These two skills are developing BEFORE school-entry. Get started on supporting your child with our Mini-Bundle focused on phonics and phonological awareness.
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In this Mini-Bundle you will learn:
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What are the most important skills to teach your child before, and while, they learn to read & complete the reading checklist.
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What is phonological awareness? How can focusing on syllables, rhyming words and sounds in words help my child to become a strong reader?
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What is phonics and how can I support this skill while reading with my child everyday.
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Mini-Bundle - Vocabulary
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Vocabulary knowledge is a STRONG PREDICTOR of reading comprehension ability and is linked to OVERALL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT.
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Children who are read to 5 times per day will hear approximately 1.4 MILLION WORDS compared to 169, 000 words heard by children who are only read to 3 to 5 times per week by the time they start school.
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In this Mini-Bundle you will learn:
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What are the most important skills to teach your child before, and while, they learn to read & complete the reading checklist.
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How to make words 'sparkle' while reading everyday.
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How to identify Tier 1, 2 and 3 words and how to implement strategies while reading books to enhance your child's vocabulary.
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