Reading aloud to your child is especially important for establishing a strong foundation for their learning journey. But how exactly does it help?
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How To Teach A Child To Read: 9 Fun and Easy Tips
These tips to help you boost your child’s reading skills are simple, fit into your lifestyle, and help build foundational reading skills while having fun!
What Are Fun Ways To Teach Reading: 7 Creative Ideas
Here are seven ideas that get you and your child moving, energized, and engaged while taking that next step in their reading journey.
Reading Milestones: A Quick And Easy Guide
Being able to independently dive into books is important for your child’s confidence. Knowing about reading milestones can help you help them!
Phonemic Awareness: A Simple Guide for Parents
Good news! We’re here to break down the concepts of phonological and phonemic awareness and show you how you can use them to encourage a love of reading in your child.
Phonics: What It Is And How It Can Encourage A Love Of Learning
We break it all down for you: what phonics is, the benefits of adding it to your little one’s learning journey, and when (and how!) to introduce it.
Starting the Conversation Together
Read for our tips on how you can start the conversation about race with your child.
Redefining Screen Time with Mindful Media
Dr. Jody shares our P-L-A-Y framework, designed to help you make those tough (smart) calls.
HOMER’s Skills Adventure: Memory
We’re sharing ways you can incorporate memory activities into your child’s flexible learning routine.
How Do Children Learn To Read?
Is there a best or proven way to help children learn to read? HOMER’s Senior Director of Learning and Curriculum Design shares the science behind how kids learn to read!
7 Kid-Friendly Tools to Make Baking with Kids Fun, Engaging and Almost Mess-Free
Letting your little one help in the kitchen is fun and an opportunity to get them curious about food (warning: it’s a little messy, too).
What Are the Benefits of Having a Family Pet?
A HOMER member wrote in asking about how they could make pet ownership a positive experience for their kids. Keep