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What Are Sight Words and Why Does My Child Need Them?
There was a boy in one of my classes a few years ago who was genuinely…
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Your Child Knows the ABCs. Now Comes the Part That Actually Teaches Them to Read
A few years back, I had a student in my class, bright, chatty, curious about everything,…
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You Don’t Need Fancy Flashcards. Just Read to Them.
I’ve been a teacher for years. I’ve also been a mom. And I can tell you…
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Why Repetition Matters When Learning the Alphabet (And How to Make It Fun)
My own daughter is twenty-one months old, and somewhere over the past year, without a single…
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Why Some Children Aren’t Ready to Write (And That’s Okay)
A teacher-mum explains why writing and reading develop at different paces — and why pushing a…
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When Should My Child Start Learning the Alphabet?
I remember a mum telling me she’d been scrolling late one night and landed on a…
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Gentle Ways to Approach Writing, Especially for Reluctant Kids
There’s a boy I’ll call Theo who could build a block tower taller than himself and…
Little Step Printables | Early Literacy Tips from a Teacher Mum 