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A practical guide to the two jobs a children's book can do: what makes a book right for the child reading it alone, what makes a very different book right for reading aloud, and why the level on the b…

A practical guide to the card that comes home spelled wrong: what a child's invented spelling tells you about the sounds she can hear, why writing it that way helps her reading, and which words are wo…

A practical Read With Me guide to the one word that slides past in the middle of a bedtime story: why a short explanation does more than a flood of new words, how to choose the one or two words worth…

A practical Read With Me guide to the blank look that arrives in the middle of a page: why understanding depends on what a reader already knows, and how to hand a child the missing half of a book.

A practical Read With Me guide to the moment a young reader stops on a word: how to tell which kind of stuck it is, what to say first, and when to say the word and keep the story going.

A practical Read With Me guide to story retelling: how to help a young reader identify the important events, put them in order, and try again with just enough support.

A child can hear the sounds in a word and still need help making those sounds join. This episode follows that small moment from the ear to the page, then turns it into a short routine for reading toge…

A familiar book can be more than a comfort read. In this episode, we look at how rereading a short, accessible text can give a young reader room to practice accuracy, phrasing, expression, and confide…

A short Read With Me episode for parents, teachers, and anyone helping a child become a smoother reader.