Being aware of syllables helps us learn new vocabulary, sound out words, and spell.
For Learners
Helping Kids Connect Speech to Print
People are motivated to read and write because we know that print contains a message. We also know that anything we say can be put into print.
Shared Book Reading
Besides being a great way to connect with your child, reading and talking about books are keys to helping your children develop language, build comprehension, and learn more about print.
How to Help Struggling Learners
When children and teens struggle in school, families often don’t know what to do or where to turn. Michelle Szabo, the Stern Center’s Director of Instruction, offers some advice to help students who are falling behind.
Middle School Matters: Advancing Adolescent Reading
This paper will address what can be done in middle school for the adolescent literacy learner, identified in the research as beginning in grade 4, in order to benefit from the opportunities that literacy affords.
You Can Do Anything: Book Inspires Kids with Dyslexia
Confidence is earned, not learned.
When a child lacks confidence, academic and social-emotional skills suffer. Lacking confidence, a child drifts through school like a sailboat on a calm day—bobbing on the surface, needing wind.
