Reading difficulties and ADHD often co-occur. Learning to read requires sustained attention on activities that may not interest kids with ADHD. Contrary to popular thinking, learning to read is hard. Learning any new skill is hard and reading is no exception. However, once kids with ADHD know how to read, they can flourish. Their inattention […]
Printable Books For Kindergarten
Why English-Speaking Kids Start School at Age 5
American children begin school at age 5. In Kindergarten, kids learn (ideally) letter sounds. Then they string sounds together to blend words. For example, a Kindergartner might read met, fin and mom. Later, they learn the names of letters. To learn to spell, teachers often encourage kids to write words slowly while saying the sounds […]
Short Vowel Game pdf with Tulips
Do you have a Kindergarten student? Beginning readers need to learn how to decode short vowel words. If you’d like to prepare your student for reading, begin by saying words slowly: mmmmm-ooooo-mmmm. Then, ask your student, “What am I saying?” Pick about 10 short vowel words per lesson. Once your student 1) knows letter sounds […]
Sight Word Stories PDF
Sight words break the phonetic code. Sight words include: the, they, from, would, could, from, their….etc. They are common in text, especially beginning reader books. If you’d like your student to practice reading sight words in-context, click the links for FREE sight word stories pdf. Here’s one about camels: Camels If you’d like more FREE […]
5 Year Old Reading Level
When Ryan was 5 years old, he didn’t know letter sounds. He also couldn’t blend 3 letter words like ham, fin and get. His peers were reading short vowel kindergarten books. Ryan knew he was behind. He dreaded reading time. One day, on his ride to school, he told his mom, “I hate reading. Mom, […]
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