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The Academic Gym Literacy Skills


Blending Gymnastics and Literacy Skills at T.A.G. The Academic Gym
An Innovative Learning Experience for Your Child Beginning this spring and continuing through the summer, T.A.G. The Academic Gym is...
Brian Vieira
Mar 42 min read


How syllables can help kids read and spell exceptionally well
What's a syllable? A syllable is a word segment (or a complete word) with one vowel sound or a combination of vowel and consonant sounds....
Brian Vieira
Feb 263 min read
The Best Thing Parents Can Do
What's the best thing you can do for your kids that will cost you nothing and give them everything? Read to them often. If you want...
Brian Vieira
Feb 261 min read


Homeschoolers and discouragement
How homeschooling parents can avoid and overcome discouragement
Brian Vieira
Feb 182 min read


Why phonological awareness is important
We need to help our kids become phonologically aware so they can master the sounds they need to learn to read.
Brian Vieira
Feb 171 min read


BDNF: Four letters that are crucial to your child's cognitive, social, and emotional growth
Your child's brain on BDNF If you want plants to grow, add Miracle-Gro. If you want your child's brain to grow, add BDNF. What is BDNF?...
Brian Vieira
Feb 141 min read


Why phonics does not come first
baby undergoing brain wave testing Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Trinity College of Dublin assert that babies acquire...
Brian Vieira
Feb 102 min read


How to use syllables to teach reading
The most effective way to analyze and spell spoken words is to segment them into syllables. Syllabic segmentation is analytical spelling...
Brian Vieira
Jan 302 min read


Is your child learning to read the wrong way?
Learning to read the wrong way can harm children forever. How can you tell if your child's school is using a phonics curriculum that is...
Brian Vieira
Jan 141 min read
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