Learning Tips

The following are learning tips from Dr. Marion Blank, creator of the Reading Kingdom and one of the world's top experts in literacy. Feel free to bookmark this page, as we update it frequently.

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Learning to read

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3 Tips for Making the Most Out of Bedtime Reading
Activities to Help your Child's Reading Comprehension
Attention, Listening and Reading: A Tight Linkage
Breaking the Rules to Teach Your Child to Read
Choosing What's Best for a Preschooler
Early readers: The Easy Tip of a Very Complex Iceberg
First Is Not Always Best
Help Your Child Learn to Read
How Six Skills Can Help Your Child Read
How to Get Your Kids to Enjoy Reading
If "Phonics" Were Enough It Would Be Spelled "Fonix"
Is your child is ready to read?
Physical Skills That Lay the Foundation to Learn to Read and Write
Readiness Activities: Extending What We Do
Seeing: An Unseen Component in Reading
Should You Teach Children the Names of Letters?
Sight Words: What We Fail to See
Sounding It Out
Activities to Help Kids Remember Words
How to Help Kids Remember Words
Teaching Children To Read
Top 100 Sight Words and How to Teach Them
What are "Blends?"
What Is My Child's Reading Level? Part I: Level of Accuracy
What Is My Child's Reading Level? Part II: The Fourth Grade Transition
What Is My Child's Reading Level? Part III: The Role of Vocabulary
What's My Word?
What's Phonological Awareness?
Why Phonics Can "Phail"
Why Phonics is missing "Phocus"
Why should a parent NOT name the letters?
Resistance to Writing: What Is a Parent to Do?
Writing: Why It's Up There with Reading

Spelling
Does Accurate Spelling Matter?
How to Help Your Child Learn to Spell
Teaching Your Child to Spell
How to Teach Kids Punctuation
Casting a Good Spell on Spelling

Welcome to the Reading Kingdom
5 Tips For Using Our Online Reading Program
Can you miss days with the Reading Kingdom program?
From Writing to Punctuation - Kids Learn with the Reading Kingdom
How do I Know Your Online Reading Program is Working?
How Long Will it Take To Complete Your Online Reading Program?
The Reading Kingdom Program is That Easy!
What kind of Program is Reading Kingdom?
What Will Children Learn From Your Online Reading Program?

Education & General Learning Tips

A Matter of Time: A Great Source for Learning
Diligence: A Key to Success
Do Dual Language Programs Pose Problems?
Education and the Importance of Self-Esteem
Fear May Be Halting Your Child’s Learning
Going from Computer to Paper and Pencil
Hands On: Activities That Pay Off
Has Teaching Changed Since Thomas Jefferson?
How to Handle Your Child’s Mistakes
How to Improve Memory in Kids
Learning From Mistakes
Learning Tip: How to Teach Children Spans of Time
Make A Date with Your Child
Some Ideas for a Fun-Filled Conversation
When "How was school today" stops conversation
When Words Are Not the Way to Go
Why Children are Failing to Read

Struggling readers

Autism Awareness: Taking it to the Next Level
Cutting a Deal: Moving Past the Downer of Failure
Helping the Auditory Learner
Helping Your Child with ADHD to Read
Is the Reading Kingdom Right for Children on the Spectrum?
Knowing but Not Showing: When All The Studying Seems To Go Up In Smoke
Knowing but Not Showing: When Knowledge Seems to Vanish
Signs Your Child May Need More Reading Help
Teaching Reading to Children with Dyslexia
Tips for Teaching Dyslexic Kids to Read