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Physical and Mental Well-Being Reading Rockets

WEBPreschool and Child Care. Physical and Mental Well-Being. The first five years of a child’s life are a time of tremendous physical, emotional, social and cognitive growth. Children …

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Children's Better Health Institute Reading Rockets

WEBBooks by this author. Jack and Jill is designed to spark a child’s curiosity in a wide range of topics through articles, games, and activities. Inside you will find: current real-world …

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Dyslexia and the Brain: What Does Current Research Tell Us

WEBDyslexia is an often-misunderstood, confusing term for reading problems. The word dyslexia is made up of two different parts: dys meaning not or difficult, and lexia meaning words, …

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Common Types of Reading Problems and How to Help

WEBIntroduction. Patterns of reading difficulty provide an educationally useful way to think about different kinds of reading problems, whether those problems are mainly experiential in …

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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

WEBIn the Classroom. Browse our library of evidence-based teaching strategies, learn more about using classroom texts, find out what whole-child literacy instruction looks like, and …

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How to Support Your Child’s Social-Emotional Health: 8 Tips for

WEBEncourage your child by: staying calm and supportive. helping your child name their emotions. focusing on positive things. sharing why your child is special. talking about …

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)

WEBinattentive type, where the person can’t seem to get focused or stay focused on a task or activity; hyperactive-impulsive type, where the person is very active and often acts …

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Why Some Children Have Difficulties Learning to Read

WEBGood readers are phonemically aware, understand the alphabetic principle, apply these skills in a rapid and fluent manner, possess strong vocabularies and syntactical and …

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Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers

WEBReading 101. Explore reading basics as well as the key role of background knowledge and motivation in becoming a lifelong reader and learner. Watch our PBS …

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Handwriting: What's Normal, What's Not Reading Rockets

WEBHandwriting is a basic tool that children use in the classroom for expressing their ideas, creating stories, and test-taking. Handwriting, reading, and spelling skills reinforce each …

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Creating Positive School Experiences for Students with Disabilities

WEBThe school experiences of students with disabilities can be positively or negatively influenced by the attitudes and behaviors of students and staff and by general school …

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Reading and Writing SOS: Expert Answers to Family Questions

WEBIn this special Reading Rockets video series, experts answer real questions from families about reading and writing, and how to support their children’s literacy at home. Our …

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Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read

WEBReport of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read. In 1997, Congress asked NICHD, through its Child Development and Behavior Branch, to work with the …

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Looking at Reading Interventions Reading Rockets

WEBThis video series shows what it really takes to teach critical skills such as naming letters accurately, blending and manipulating the sounds in words, mastering the connection …

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Visual Imagery Reading Rockets

WEBThe visual imagery strategy (also called visualizing or mind pictures) encourages readers to engage their imagination and use sensory details from the text to construct mental …

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High-Quality Preschool: Why We Need It and What It Looks Like

WEBBy: National Institute for Early Education Research. Research shows that 3- and 4-year-olds who attend a high-quality preschool are more successful in kindergarten and beyond. …

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Speech and Language Developmental Milestones Reading Rockets

WEBChildren vary in their development of speech and language. There is, however, a natural progression or “timetable” for mastery of these skills for each language. The milestones …

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Promoting Family Involvement Reading Rockets

WEBA Research Base for Family Involvement in Learning (1994). U.S. Department of Education. There are often challenges to creating strong family and school partnerships. Here are …

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NELP Report: Developing Early Literacy Reading Rockets

WEBIn 2002, the National Early Literacy Panel was appointed to examine the implications of instructional practices used with children from birth through age 5.. The panel was asked …

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Tips for Teaching Your Child About Phonemes Reading Rockets

WEBTip 4: Apply letter-sound skills to reading. Putting these skills to work within a book is a powerful way to help your child see the connection between letters, sounds, and words. …

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Five Key Principles for Effective Vocabulary Instruction

WEBHere are five key principles to effective vocabulary instruction. Effective vocabulary teaching has five key principles. 1. Focus on rich meanings, not just dictionary definitions. Too …

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Connecting with ELL Families Reading Rockets

WEBConnecting with ELL Families. Multilingual families can be powerful partners on behalf of their children. Yet what these partnerships look like will be unique to each school setting …

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