In this episode, I talk about ways to include literacy skills skills in other content areas such as math, science, social studies, and humanities while at home. Cross-curricular literacy skills means that kids are using their literacy skills in a variety of contexts and content areas. While this can be done in school, it also can be done at home, or with family. It is important way to make sure your child knows how important literacy is.  Please share your cross-curricular literacy skill ideas with me at sammy@growingliteracytutoring.com.  ..read more

Some kids love reading; others, not so much. There are things we can do get get our kiddos more excited about reading and listening to books.  In this episode, I talk about several things you can do to get your child more interested in reading books. Listen to find out!  If you have any questions or want to shoot ideas off each other, feel free to email me at sammy@growingliteracytutoring.com.  ..read more

Books are a great way to get kids reading and exposed to text. But can you teach reading without books? What if your child is getting tired of books? Or maybe you just want to change up the routine.  In this episode, I discuss many ways that you can expose your child to reading without books. Reading in the real-world is important. Learn more about making reading more than just books! If you have a way to make reading more than just books, I'd love to hear it! Email me at sammy@growingliteracytutoring.com.  ..read more

is your child struggling with reading? Or are you curious about the skills your child needs to be a successful reader? Then this podcast is for you!  In this podcast, I discuss 5 essential skills kids need to be successful in reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.  If you think your child might be struggling with any of these, please feel free to reach out to me at sammy@growingliteracytutoring.com.  You can also visit my website at www.growingliteracytutoring.com.  ..read more

In this episode, I talk about important literacy skills for kids in grades 6-8. While this list is not exhaustive, it does mention quite a few things that have not been talked about in previous episodes.  If your child is struggling with literacy and you would like some help, please email me at sammy@growingliteracytutoring.com or visit www.growingliteracytutoring.com/freeassessment to notify me you are ready for a free assessment/consultation.  ..read more

In this episode, I discuss the literacy skills necessary for kids in grades 4 and 5. I talk about what those skills look like and how kids at this age are now reading to learn instead of learning to read. If you have a child who is struggling with reading and writing at this age, please reach out. I'd love to help. You can email me at sammy@growingliteracytutoring.com.  ..read more

In this episode, I talk about the literacy skills your child in grades 2-3 needs to be successful in reading and needs to learn to help develop them into a life-long reader. Literacy skills take a while to learn and if your child is struggling or you have concerns, I would love to meet with you for a free consultation and assessment. If you are interested in a free consultation and assessment, please complete this form and I will get back with you within 24 hours www.growingliteracytutoring.com/freeassessment.  ..read more

In this episode I discuss important literacy skills for kids in grades kindergarten and first grade. This includes both reading skills and writing skills. I clumped these grades together because the literacy skills that kids should be learning at this age are very similar and build upon one another.  For more information about literacy skills, visit my Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/growingliteracy ..read more

In this episode, I discuss early literacy skills and literacy skills your child ages 3-5 needs to learn or start learning in order to prepare them for success in reading. These skills range from learning the importance of print to letter recognition. To learn more about early literacy skills for preschoolers, follow my preschool on social media. We are @growingliteracypreschool ..read more

In this episode, I talk about the differences between decoding and reading comprehension. Decoding and reading comprehension are two completely different things and require different skills and different interventions if your child is struggling with these things. If your child is struggling with either of these, sign up for a free assessment and consultation at www.growingliteracytutoring.com/freeassessment.  If you would like to support childhood literacy and Growing Literacy Educational Services, you can purchase a t-shirt here: www.bonfire.com/store/growing-literacy ..read more