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Learning to Read
Screen Time Matters
Season 2025
Episode 1
Excessive screen time can impact children's sleep, learning, and development. In this fun and relatable video, a dad shares his secret to keeping screen time under control with a simple egg timer. Watch as the kid transitions seamlessly from watching videos to playing outdoors. This is a smart parenting tip to encourage balance and healthy habits for kids.
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Young readers can practice spelling by learning the lyrics to their favorite songs.

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Practice spelling with names of stores your child recognizes the sign for.

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Practice prepositions with your child by visually representing them with cups and erasers.

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Pairing simple words with their opposites is an easy way to increase a child's vocabulary.

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Ask a child to guess what will happen next when reading together to practice foreshadowing

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Rhyming up the stairs is a fun way to quiz your child on word root families.

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Connect speech to the written word to help kids feel more comfortable reading and writing.

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Kids can differentiate similar verbs by using a concept called shades of meaning.

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Kids can practice ordering events in a story by telling their parents about their day.

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Make sure your kids can recall important family information by creating a family song.

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Posing as letter shapes while practicing letter sounds is an active and engaging activity.

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English as a second language students can practice by reading books about their culture.