Spotlight on Maggie Cabrera

Maggie CabreraWe would like to introduce Maggie Cabrera, our remarkable Raising Robust Reader from Minnesota. For those who may have missed the expedition through the "reading code," allow

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Phonological Awareness Activities

Rhyming is a great phonological awareness skill to work on with our little ones, but just remember it's not a prerequisite for reading. Some students with Down syndrome may

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“I Ain’t Gonna Pain No More”

We have chosen the book, I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More ! by Karen Beaumont to highlight  during Read Across America because it is so much fun and has

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Spotlight on Rodrigo Otero

Spotlight on Our Raising Robust ReaderRodrigo OteroThis month, Iris Otero is sharing her wonderful son, Rodrigo, with us.   This is one young man who has captured our hearts

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The Legend of Independent Man

The Legend of Independent ManJudy is my best friend. She is a published writer, co-developer of Raising Robust Readers, and national speaker on Down syndrome, advocacy, parenting and

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Non-verbal Reading Activity

If your student has been explicitly taught the consonant sounds and the "Vowel Buddy" phonograms ai, ay, ee, oa, then try this interactive activity for your non-verbal learner. Grab

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Spoken and Written Language Terms to Know

SPOKEN LANGUAGE TERMS PHONICS is a method of teaching people to read based on the sounds that letters represent.PHONEMES are the smallest parts of sound in spoken words.

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There Is An Easier Way to Learn Sight Words

Road Map for READing Sight WordsWow, you have distilled, into one easy-to-read-and-understand article, years of study on my part to figure out how best to teach high-frequency words...

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CH Chocolate Chiffon Christmas Cake

CHocolate  CHristmas CHiffon Cake CH makes three sounds:  /ch/.  /k/.  /sh/If you’re looking for a super easy, super cute idea to teach phonogram CH, then you should make CHocolate CHristmas Chiffon cake  from the

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Phonogram IGH

The Three Letter I. Phonogram igh is a three letter i.  Listen to Wordy sing the igh song.  Add the gesture from the description below to bring the

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