It’s All About the Space, ‘Bout the Space, ‘Bout the Space! H.R. MacMillan Space Center and Simbi Partner to Bring the Fascination and Wonder of Space to Young Readers

Ever wonder how a story gets published on the Simbi reading platform?  In this post, I will share the “behind the scenes” publishing process of one of our

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Ages and Stages of Reading Development: A Guide for Parents

Learning to read is perhaps the single most important skill your child will learn in elementary school.  Reading is a complex process and developing the skills to become

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How to Make Reading Fun for Kids

Getting your kids to read regularly is not always an easy thing to do.  While we know that daily reading plays a huge role in helping our children

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Text Guide for Early Readers

Decodables?  Controlled Vocabulary?  Predictable Text?   Literature-based text?   When it comes to choosing texts for our beginning readers these days,  it’s hard to keep them all straight! 

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Purposeful Assessment and Responsive Reading Instruction

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] It’s report card time!  Another school year is coming to a close and teachers are busy conducting year-end reading assessments. These year-end assessments

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Summer Reading Tips for Parents

Summer is quickly approaching and that means it’s time for some family fun in the sun!  Summer is also a great time to help your child gain or

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