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The Academic Gym Literacy Skills


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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