Your child's first encounter with plurals will come as an introduction to the concept of there being one of something, or more than one of something. This comes with the associated word difference, and for most words we just add an 's' to the end.
Elementary Punctuation
We'll start with the basics which kids are exposed to in kindergarten and first grade, and then move on through the years to the trickier elements that children are expected to tackle in fourth and fifth grade, towards the end of elementary school.
All About Phonics - an Explainer for Parents
The individual sounds are called 'phonemes' and the way they look when they are written down (the letter or groups of letters that we use to spell the sound) are called 'graphemes'.
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Reading and Talking - Tips to Get the Most From These Activities
When your child signs up for Komodo English, they are provided with a great way to reinforce and practise the literacy skills they have been learning in school. However, there are lots more things that parents and carers can do to improve literacy skills that fall outside of Komodo's curriculum.
6 Ideas for Parents to Help Children With Dyslexia
Generally, children with dyslexia have difficulties recognising the individual sounds (phonemes) that make up words. The brain differences created by dyslexia mean that children tend to see words as whole entities, and struggle to identify and manipulate the smaller sounds within each word.
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6 Ideas for Parents to Help Children With Dyslexia
Generally, children with dyslexia have difficulties recognising the individual sounds (phonemes) that make up words. The brain differences created by dyslexia mean that children tend to see words as whole entities, and struggle to identify and manipulate the smaller sounds within each word.
Top Tips to Get Kids Interested in Reading
Try to carve out some time in the daily schedule that is just for reading. If you are able to keep it quiet, relaxed and fun so much the better. When mustering enthusiasm for reading is hard work, make it a little more exciting by creating a reading 'den'
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