What children bring to school

Children in the United States are negotiating the transition from home to school at younger ages than was true even a decade ago. Most children’s initial exposure to a school-like setting used to occur when they entered kindergarten or first grade; today, preschool environments are the first exposure. As of 1990, 55 percent of low-income […]

Teaching English in Japan

If you’ve recently graduated from school and are at a crossroads in the beginning of your career, Teaching English in Japan might be worth looking in to. Believe it or not the English language learning industry is a multi-billion dollar that employs over 65,000 ESL teachers. What’s Needed to Teach English in Japan In order […]

Teaching your child the alphabet

One of the first steps in becoming a successful reader is to learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet. The alphabetic principle teaches that spoken language is represented by written words that are made up of varying combinations of letters, and that these letters and combinations of them make up all of the sounds […]

Teaching your child phonological awareness

Phonological awareness skills are key to reading success. Phonological awareness is an important foundation for learning to read. Scientific research has documented that phonological awareness is a better predictor of reading success than IQ, vocabulary, or socioeconomic level of the family. Research has shown that children who begin reading instruction with sufficiently developed phonological awareness […]

Teaching your child phonemic awareness

In recent years, the field of reading education has changed dramatically and many reading instructors have divided it between phonic instruction and whole language. Various reading programs that fall into one of the two camps have spent millions advertising the relative merits of both. The simple truth of the matter is that the best reading […]

Becoming a kindergarten teacher

Do you want to become a kindergarten teacher? read these steps to find out how … Step 1: Decide if It’s Right for You Being a kindergarten teacher is not for everybody. The job takes dedication, patience and the willingness to manage your young charges. To get a feel for whether kindergarten teaching is right […]