Children Learning Reading

Like many people, you’ve probably used idioms or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But if you were to take a moment to step back and learn about them, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings! In Why Do We Say That?, we have curated 202 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of phrases, and colloquial terms that have the most fascinating backstories. For each phrase, we explain how it was coined, how its use evolved, and how it gained its contemporary use.

Studies have shown that kids by the age of five who had poor education in their early childhood are not academically or socially ready for school. By fourth grade, the number increases, with 80 percent of poorly educated children reading below grade level. Lucky for you and other loving parents, your child will not only be literate, but articulate in their grammar and speech. This spelling bee preparation guide is not only suited for practicing for your child’s upcoming spelling bee, but is also great for any child discovering new words and vocabulary.

Do you want to help your child improve their spelling skills and win the Spelling Bee? The English language can be tricky to understand. And throw a pandemic and distractions from electronics in the mix, and it becomes obvious that so many children are struggling in school. We want our children to feel confident in their spelling abilities and understand their own language, and that is why we created this audiobook.

Do you want to help your child improve their spelling skills and win the Spelling Bee? Above all, you feel a deep responsibility to provide the language skills your child deserves. The English language can be tricky to understand. There are so many rules and exceptions to rules that are not common sense to those learning the language. This includes our children who are learning how to spell. We want our children to feel confident in their spelling abilities and understand their own language, and that is why we created this audiobook.

Teaching your child to read is monstrously important, and there's no better way to do it than with everyday opportunities for laughter and play. Bringing Up Bookmonsters is full of fun ways to build literacy at home - no flashcards or timers required! Feed your budding bookmonster's brain as you: Turn storytime into playtime to build comprehension; get giggling with games and jokes that reinforce spelling; converse at family meals with varied vocabulary; satisfy your bookmonster's cravings with books they are sure to devour; and more!

Would you like your child to have better English spelling skills? If so, you're in the right place. Spelling is a critical skill to master for all children. You want your child top of the class, not getting stressed with bad spelling test results! But, don’t worry, help is at hand. We want all our children to feel happy and confident in school and in their own knowledge, and that’s why we created this series of fun spelling audiobooks.

Do you want to write stories that catch your readers and never let go? Have you ever wondered how to create a book as magical as Ella Enchanted, as touching as Dave at Night, as captivating as Fairest? Well, now you can find out! In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters - and much, much more.

The idea of setting children up to be confident and fluent readers is daunting for most parents, but it doesn’t need to involve formal lessons or an in-depth understanding of the curriculum...in fact, it shouldn’t. The best way to set your child on the path to becoming an enthusiastic, curious, and confident reader is to integrate literacy skills into your everyday life...and above all, make them fun. In Teaching Your Child to Read, you’ll find a modern and straightforward approach to teaching your child early reading skills.

Writing as an ordinary mother as well as a best-selling author and internationally respected literacy expert, Fox explores when and where to read aloud and demonstrates with clear, easy-to-follow examples how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most value and joy out of a read-aloud session. Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this audiobook is a must for every parent - and for anyone who would like to know more about how children learn to read.

Spelling can be very challenging for kids, especially when more videos are being watched than books are being read these days. Luckily, spelling and reading comprehension are two things that can still be taught in a fun and interactive way that people of all ages can enjoy.

Spelling One is the first in the Spelling for Kids interactive spelling workbooks series, which features spelling words that will quickly improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and spelling skills. It makes a great addition to any home-school curriculum! Our fun and enabling spelling system can be used by your whole family at home, and it can also be used by schoolteachers for all children. They can start their practice one year earlier and at their own pace.

Have you ever wanted to captivate readers with a great opening, create fantastical creatures, realize a dastardly villain, or make your characters leap off the page? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Gail Carson Levine can help you achieve your goals. This companion to the popular Writing Magic teaches you how to become a world-class author. Drawing from her popular blog, the Newbery Honor author answers readers' questions and dives into how to make a story come alive.

Berlitz Kids' The Five Crayons is the introduction to the Adventures with Nicholas series. Featuring easy French vocabulary and simple sentences, this story teaches colors, numbers from one to ten, rooms and furniture, animals, weather expressions, means of transportation, location words, and more. The 60-minute program offers a catchy, thematically related song for each chapter. It's a fun learning experience for students, parents, or teachers.

How to Be a Writer is peppered with nuggets of practical advice for every person who is aspiring to write and be published, all told in Ruskin Bond's characteristic understated, tongue-in-cheek, humorous style. So, what is it that a person requires the most to become a writer? A love of books, of language, of life, an observant eye and a good memory, along with enthusiasm, optimism, and persistence. This book is an exclusive glimpse into the writing credo of Ruskin Bond, an author who has had an incredibly successful writing career spanning over 70 years.

This audiobook offers an introduction to commonly used words and phrases in the Igbo language, with simple introduction for young listeners. Topics covered include greetings, numbers, colors, food, vehicles places, and many others, to build out a strong, early understanding of the Igbo language.

Hätte ich damals zuerst an meiner Lesegeschwindigkeit gearbeitet und dann noch die super Methoden zur Hand gehabt, die ich in diesem Buch vorstelle, hätte ich mir manchen Stress, Ärger und sogar Tränen ersparen können. Damit es dir (oder Ihrem Kind) besser gelingt, schneller zu lesen und zu lernen, habe ich sehr gute Methoden zu den beiden wichtigen Themen in einem Buch zusammengefasst! Mit ungeeigneten Methoden wirst Du immer unter deinen Möglichkeiten bleiben. Mit den im Buch vorgestellten Techniken erlernst Du, deine Lesegeschwindigkeit mindestens zu verdoppeln.

An adventure to blow you away! That's what Jack and Annie get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the 1870s. They land on the prairie near a one-room schoolhouse, where they meet a teenaged schoolteacher, some cool kids, and one big, scary bully. But the biggest and scariest thing is yet to come.

This writer's guide is packed full of insightful lessons on writing well. Gleaned from years of teaching writing workshops and crafting his own stories, Christopher Hawke teaches these lessons in a clear and concise way. While The Elements of Style and the Chicago Manual of Style are important for any author, this series is geared more toward the heart of writing—what makes a story really work and why.

In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence, when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.

This self-teaching instruction audiobook (in American English) helps with: spelling vowels (long, short, and vowel groups); spelling consonants (including blends); words with multiple syllables; distinguishing between homophones; examples of tricky proper nouns; and much more. This book avoids technical jargon (like diphthongs and phonemes) so that people of all ages and backgrounds can understand the ideas. This makes it handy for English as a second language (ESL) students, or anyone who isn’t fluent with the technical vocabulary conventionally used to teach spelling and phonics.