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The Academic Gym Literacy Skills


Do your kids misspell and misread simple words?
Kids who mispronounce vowels will misread and misspell simple words. Misspelling and misreading can become a stubborn, negative habit. So, intervene now and teach your kids how to say and spell vowel sounds correctly.
Brian Vieira
Feb 32 min read


The Academic Gym helps kids with ADHD learn to read
T.A.G. (The Academic Gym) blends athletic routines with spelling practice to help kids with ADHD learn to read
Brian Vieira
Feb 31 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology. In other words, they need to learn vocabulary from roots and prefixes. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Feb 21 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Feb 21 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Feb 21 min read


How to get kids focused
Here's how to get kids focused: get them moving while they're thinking. The Academic Gym uses T.A.G. techniques to get kids moving and learning at the same time.
Brian Vieira
Jan 302 min read


How analytical spelling helps kids learn to read
What is analytical spelling? Analytical spelling is spelling from dictation--not from memorization. Students listen and respond to spoken words by converting sounds and structures into letters and letter combinations. Analytical spelling requires students to take words apart and put them back together by focusing on sounds, meanings, and grammatical structures. It requires students to ask the most critical questions: Why is the word pronounced this way? And how do the word's
Brian Vieira
Jan 261 min read


The most important prefixes
Prefixes are word parts placed at the beginning of words to change their meanings. This list shows the most important prefixes and the words you can use to introduce them to your students. Prefixes help students decode the meanings of complex words. They help students build vocabulary rapidly and effectively. Learn more about prefixes here.
Brian Vieira
Jan 211 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 211 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology. In other words, they need to learn vocabulary from roots and prefixes. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 211 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology. In other words, they need to learn vocabulary from roots and prefixes. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 211 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology. In other words, they need to learn vocabulary from roots and prefixes. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 211 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology vocabulary from roots and prefixes. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 211 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 151 min read


Middle School Morphology
Middle schoolers need morphology. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 151 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology or vocabulary from roots and prefixes. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 151 min read


Vocabulary from roots and prefixes
Middle schoolers need morphology or vocabulary from roots and prefixes. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 151 min read


Middle School Morphology
Middle schoolers need morphology. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 151 min read


Middle School Morphology
Middle schoolers need morphology. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 151 min read


Middle School Morphology
Middle schoolers need morphology. Each post contains a video that provides comprehensive information about a word that will help students understand its origin, structure, and usage.
Brian Vieira
Jan 151 min read
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