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Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

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"Write It, Film It" Video Contest

Exquisite Prompt Video ChallengeWe're looking for young, creative writers and filmmakers to participate in our Exquisite Prompt "Write It, Film It" Summer Video Contest. Seven authors from the Exquisite Corpse Adventure inspired our prompts which encourage kids to flex their creative writing and visual thinking muscles while exploring different genres:

Prizes include a Flip HD video camera, book and DVD collections, and movie tickets! Learn more >

Writing Contest

Exquisite Prompt Writing Challenge

Our 9-month writing challenge has come to an end. But it's not too late to read the wonderful entries from our June winners.

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Question: What is the best order in which to introduce letters and their corresponding sounds?

Answer: Many people feel that the most natural way to introduce the alphabet and the letter sounds is to go straight from A to Z, but there is a more logical and systematic way that introduces letters based on the type of sounds that they make. The article Making Friends with Phonemes suggests which letters to introduce first as well as activities that help students learn the phonemes. See more FAQs about phonics and decoding >

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