Empowering Young Readers

Strong literacy skills open doors and equate to opportunities. Nearly two decades in an elementary setting made a few points very clear to me:

• Years 0-5 matter A LOT. The sooner infants are immersed in literacy (listening, babbling, baby books, etc.), the better.

• Nursery rhymes and repetitive early books serve a purpose. (See Ehri's work below)

• Limited screen time correlates to well-adapted learning. Read more

• Systematic instruction is imperative to student success. 

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My most-referenced research article from college is Ehri's Phases of Learning to Read. This site does a great job of explaining these phases for parents.

Here's a good explanation of theses phases in a research format.