The Academic Gym Literacy Skills

Third grade reading skills set the foundation for the rest of a child's academic career. Failure here can be devastating in school and in life.

Second graders should be able to distinguish long and short vowel sounds, decode two-syllable words, and recognize common spelling patterns.

What does it mean to be sentence smart®? To be sentence smart means having the ability to read and decode a sentence’s meaning by...

What Are Tier 2 Words? Tier 2 vocabulary words are high-utility academic terms  that appear frequently across books, classroom...

kids learn to read by sight by learning to read by sound. 

Since students must read writing, and all writing is spelling, knowledge of how students spell words may reveal phonological deficits, which might cause reading difficulties.

Why kids should learn the parts of speech

How exercise can get kids ready for learning

Here's an eye-opening article regarding the innate power of babies' brains to parse complex language structures. The Language Skills of Babies Why am I sharing this? Even if you don't teach infants, what's true about their language skills becomes stronger as they grow. Babies are born with an incredible ability to distinguish sounds and patterns in language. They can even recognize their mother’s voice shortly after birth. Why It Matters The ability to understand language is

At T.A.G. The Academic Gym, we teach kids of all ages how to sound, spell, and sing simple syllables like "ab, eb, ib, ob, and ub." Why...

How active learning in The Academic Gym improves reading skills

Why multisensory learning helps all kids learn

What is systematic phonics?

Here's an easy, effective way to teach long vowel sounds and their spellings.

T.A.G. The Academic Gym is a simple, low cost, effective way for schools to introduce the science of reading by blending phonics, fitness, and fun.

Babies as early as two months old learn language from rhythmic syllabic structures and individual differences predicted later language development outcomes.

Learning to read is one of the most important milestones for children. Engaging with text opens up a world of knowledge and imagination....

Early learning lays the foundation for a child's future success. Research shows that the experiences children have in their early years...

ADHD can make learning extra challenging for kids. It’s a condition that affects attention, impulse control, and energy levels.

Exercise has powerful benefits for kids with ADHD. But what types of exercise matter the most? And can exercise replace medication?