Learning to spell - a challenge for elementary students with LD
Get expert advice on common spelling problems for kids with learning disabilities and tips for conquering them.
Bait-and-switch symptoms
Worried your child has a learning disability or behavioral problem? Make sure his eyes and ears are tuned in before testing his brain.
Your child and reading: A grade-by-grade guide
Keep tabs on what kids should be learning in reading, from kindergarten through fifth grade.
Your kindergartner and language arts
Children learn to read at different ages, but most discover the connection between letters and sounds in kindergarten.
Parent picks: what kindergartners are reading this summer
GreatSchools members share their favorite children's books, from classics to trendy tales.
Helpful assessments for struggling young readers
Many parents ask if there are ways to assess a young child's reading problems without going through a full evaluation. In this article, a reading expert describes appropriate assessments for young readers.
Developing reading skills in young children
Dr. Reid Lyon discusses how children develop reading skills and what parents can do to help.
Eric Carle collage
How you can help at home: In this activity your child makes a collage with tissue paper and paint.
Book nook: books for kindergartners with positive messages
Darlene Kenny has been the librarian at San Francisco's Clarendon Elementary School, a California Distinguished School, for 20 years. Darlene recommends these books with inviting illustrations and positive messages.
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