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Expert Q&A My child is 18 months old and is not yet speaking, but understands commands and responds to directions. What can I do to help her develop her language skills? Related Topics: Developmental Milestones, Early Literacy Development, Oral Language, Phonological and Phonemic Awareness, Speech, Language, and Hearing
Expert Q&A My child is having trouble identifying sight words. What can I do to help? Related Topics: Activities, Early Literacy Development, Reading Aloud
Expert Q&A I’m concerned that my kindergartener is not progressing with reading and writing at the rate of her classmates. How can I help her? Related Topics: Activities, Developmental Milestones, Early Literacy Development, Motivation, Reading Aloud, Writing
Expert Q&A My daughter just started preschool and I have noticed that sometimes she writes letters backwards. Should I be concerned? Related Topics: Developmental Milestones, Dyslexia, Early Literacy Development, Preschool and Child Care, Writing
Expert Q&A How can I help my preschooler with her writing skills? Related Topics: Activities, Comprehension, Early Literacy Development
Expert Q&A How can I help my son practice blending sounds as he reads? Related Topics: Early Literacy Development, Phonological and Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Decoding
Expert Q&A How can I make my bilingual children strong readers? Related Topics: Early Literacy Development, English Language Learners, Libraries, Reading Aloud
Expert Q&A How can parents and caregivers help prepare children for a kindergarten readiness assessment? Related Topics: Assessment and Evaluation, Early Literacy Development, Preschool and Child Care Expert: Lynn S. Fuchs
Expert Q&A Should early childhood education be mostly play oriented? Is direct instruction appropriate? If so when and how much? Related Topics: Early Literacy Development, Preschool and Child Care
Expert Q&A What can I do now to make sure that my two year old will learn how to read? Related Topics: Activities, Early Literacy Development, Reading Aloud
Expert Q&A What characteristics should we look for in preschool children who would be at risk for dyslexia? Related Topics: Developmental Milestones, Dyslexia, Early Literacy Development, Learning Disabilities
Expert Q&A What strategies and programs do you recommend for teaching phonics and early literacy skills to preschoolers? Related Topics: Early Literacy Development, Phonological and Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Decoding, Preschool and Child Care
Expert Q&A What is the best order in which to introduce letters and their corresponding sounds? Related Topics: Early Literacy Development, Phonological and Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Decoding
Expert Q&A I would like to start teaching my 9-month old how to read, but he usually plays with books rather than reading them. How can I help him become a reader? Related Topics: Developmental Milestones, Early Literacy Development, Print Awareness