Here is a link to an article that was featured on EdSurge – “This Father Built an App to Level the Playing Field for Struggling Readers”. It talks about what motivated the founder of WhizRead to create the WhizRead App for iPad and the company. Read More
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Instructions on using the WhizRead app for enhancing reading skills
eLearning has become a force in education today. More and more teachers are incorporating it into their classroom. At home, both parents and kids have found it incredibly useful as well. With the advent of tablets, smartphones, and various other handheld devices, readers can learn at their own pace. For Read More
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Child asking parent about a stagecoach while reading together
The question, “Daddy, what’s a stagecoach?” popped up several years ago when I was helping my child with a reading comprehension passage. The passage was about Sacagawea, the young Native American woman that helped Lewis and Clark immensely in their expedition. I told her that two hundred years ago when Read More
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Parent teaching a child to read with engaging materials
As a teacher, parent or an educator understanding your student’s or children’s learning style is a prerequisite to creating a better and more personalized learning experience. Technically, your child’s learning style refers to the preferential way in which he or she absorbs, processes, comprehends and retains information. Unless you figure Read More
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Child learning to read with the support of assistive tools for disabilities
Does your child struggle in school? Do they face problems when they read out loud, write an essay, or tackle a math problem? While any child may have trouble doing their homework, reading and other related tasks from time to time, it does not mean the child has a learning Read More
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Exploring reasons why children struggle with writing skills
It’s natural for young children to mull over new ideas and thoughts. Unfortunately, capturing those on paper does not always come as easily as we think. Education is based on printed text and writing, yet more and more kids are leaving elementary school without the capability to craft a paragraph Read More
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Guide for working parents on teaching their child essential skills
Parenthood is a duty that never ends. As working parents, with increased responsibilities and less time being spent at home, it is essential to come up with an organized plan which benefits your child’s studies too. The role of parents or their mere involvement can have a significant positive impact Read More
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Simple guide on how to learn to read for beginners
Beginning the journey of reading can seem challenging. Whether you are a child, an adult, an ESL student, or someone with learning difficulties, honing your reading skills isn’t as difficult as it may seem. Here you will discover the key facts you should follow when learning how to read. 1. Read More
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Effective teaching strategies for improving children's reading comprehension
Reading is an innate skill many people take for granted, but the act of reading and properly comprehending text is a very complex and interactive process. It needs several brain functions to work together and most often requires one to go through multiple layers of context and meaning. When kids Read More
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Creative ways to make studying enjoyable for children
Children often find studying quite dull and difficult to develop an interest in doing it. They definitely need our help and guidance for their academic path. As a primary educator for our children, it is our core responsibility to encourage our kids to develop an interest in studies. Every child Read More
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