Written by: Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP, Founder of Enrichment Therapy & Learning Center Originally Published: May 2, 2017 | Updated: August 27, 2026 Sight words are common words that kids learn to recognize instantly, by sight, without having to sound them out....
Originally Published: December 15, 2016 | Updated: August 19, 2026 Games like Guess Who and Hedbanz are simple, screen-free ways to build your child's visualizing skills, the ability to form a mental picture from spoken or written language. Visualizing is a...
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2021, Reviewed and Updated 2026 "What did you do at school today?" "Um… stuff." Every parent knows the frustration of trying to get information out of a child who struggles to organize and sequence...
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2017, Reviewed and Updated 2026 Reading fluency doesn't happen by magic. Behind every confident reader is a child who learned to decode — to recognize the patterns and rules that govern how letters and...
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2017, Reviewed and Updated 2026 Did you know you can start building literacy skills long before your child ever sets foot in a kindergarten classroom? In fact, the foundation for reading begins in...
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2017, Reviewed and Updated 2026 If your child is learning to read and struggling, there's a good chance phonological awareness is part of the picture. It's one of the most important — and most...