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The Best Online Dyslexia Programs for Families at Home
Get a clear look at online dyslexia programs for home. Learn which Orton-Gillingham features matter, then explore PRIDE’s levels to find the right fit.
Preschool Phonics Activities to Build a Reading Foundation
Ready to explore preschool phonics activities that build early reading skills? Discover hands-on, multi-sensory play ideas you can try at home today.
Online Reading Programs and the Structured Literacy Choice
A child who freezes when asked to read a short sentence aloud needs structured help. When school instruction is not enough, parents often look for tools they can use at home. Effective online reading programs for struggling readers must use a structured literacy...
Reading Intervention Programs: A Parent’s Guide
When homework ends in tears over simple words, traditional classroom methods are often not enough. Many smart children struggle to connect letters to sounds, which stalls their progress and hurts their self-esteem. Understanding how to support your struggling reader...
How to Choose a Homeschool Reading Curriculum
Ready to find the right homeschool reading curriculum? Compare structured literacy programs and learn what to look for in a reading program for your child.
PRIDE vs All About Reading: Choosing the Right OG Program
Get a clear PRIDE vs All About Reading comparison for your homeschool. See how these two OG programs differ in structure, pricing, and all-in-one value.
Reading Intervention for Middle School: Structured Literacy for Older Students
Get the PRIDE Reading Program levels to find reading intervention for middle school. Learn how structured literacy helps older struggling readers build skills.
How to Teach Orton-Gillingham Spelling Rules: A Complete Guide
Browse PRIDE Reading Program’s Orton-Gillingham spelling rules guide for homeschool parents. Learn the FLOSS rule, K/CK,…
How to Choose a Homeschool Dyslexia Curriculum That Works
Get the essential criteria for choosing a homeschool dyslexia curriculum that works. Learn what to look for, red flags to avoid, and how PRIDE Reading…
Vocabulary Instruction and Reading Comprehension: What Research Says
Learn how vocabulary instruction and reading comprehension work together in structured literacy programs for grades 3 and up.
How Structured Literacy Supports Writing Skills and Builds Strong Writers
Ready to strengthen your students’ writing? Learn how structured literacy supports writing skills through systematic encoding instruction and the…
Reading Intervention for Middle School Students: What Works
Explore effective reading intervention for middle school students. Discover structured literacy strategies that help adolescents…
Executive Function and Reading Comprehension: A Parent’s Guide
Learn how executive function and reading comprehension can guide your next step. Get the executive function and reading…
MTSS Reading Intervention: A Guide for School Administrators
Learn how structured literacy supports Tier 1, 2, and 3 interventions and how to build your school’s MTSS reading intervention framework.
Structured Literacy for English Language Learners: A Research-Backed Guide
Get a research-backed guide to structured literacy for English language learners. Learn how explicit, systematic instruction supports ELL reading success.
Oral Language and Reading Comprehension Guide
Every child must learn to understand spoken words before they can ever hope to read them. This early speech builds the path for future success in school. Explore PRIDE's Reading Comprehension Program to help your child build understanding step by step. Oral language...
Morphology Instruction for Reading and Spelling Success
A student meets the word disagreement. Instead of guessing or sounding out all 12 letters one by one, the student spots three meaningful parts: dis-, agree, and -ment. That is morphology instruction in action. It teaches developing and dyslexic readers to use the...
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction Strategies That Work
Many students hit a wall when they find difficult words in a text. Simple reading rarely builds the deep word knowledge kids need to understand new ideas. Using direct methods to teach new terms can bridge the gap between reading words and knowing what they mean....
What Is a Diphthong? Teaching Sliding Vowel Sounds
Words like toy and brown reveal a sound that refuses to sit still. The vowel begins in one mouth position and glides to another before the syllable ends. The question "what is a diphthong" has a clear answer: it is one gliding vowel sound made as the tongue shifts...
Homeschool Reading Intervention Schedule Guide
A workable reading plan does not need to take over your homeschool day. Short, steady sessions make it easier to teach skills, notice progress, and adjust before frustration builds. A homeschool reading intervention schedule is a flexible weekly plan for targeted...
Phonological Awareness Interventions for Struggling Readers
A child who cannot pull apart spoken words needs sound practice before more phonics drills. That starting point matters because missed auditory skills can create lasting gaps in reading progress. Phonological awareness interventions for struggling readers are targeted...
Reading Intervention for Older Students With Dyslexia
Older students notice immediately when reading instruction feels written for little kids. Effective intervention rebuilds foundational skills without asking a middle schooler or teenager to give up dignity. Reading intervention for older students with dyslexia must...
How to Choose a Reading Curriculum for Your Child
Picking a reading curriculum for your child can feel overwhelming. Store shelves and online shops are packed with flashy programs, each claiming to be "the best." But the truth is that the right curriculum depends on your child, not on marketing. The wrong choice can...
Reading Comprehension Strategies for Parents: How to Help at Home
If your child can read the words on a page but struggles to explain what the story was about, you are not alone. Reading comprehension is one of the most common challenges parents face when helping kids at home. The good news? You do not need a teaching degree to make...
The Best Books for Beginning Readers: A Grade-by-Grade Guide
Choosing the right book for a beginning reader can feel overwhelming. Walk into any bookstore or library, and you will find hundreds of titles labeled “early reader” or “level 1,” but not all of them match where your child is in their reading journey. The difference...
Understanding Dyslexia: Signs, Testing, and Next Steps
You noticed your child struggles with reading, and now you are searching for answers. Maybe sounding out words takes forever, or spelling homework ends in tears every night. You are not alone, and the fact that you are here means you are already taking the right step....
ADHD and Reading: Strategies for Focus and Comprehension
Children with ADHD often love stories, but sitting still long enough to read one can feel impossible. Their eyes wander, their minds drift to the noise outside, and by the end of a page they cannot remember what they just read. If this sounds familiar, you are not...
Reading Intervention Progress Monitoring: Simple Checks
Short skill checks reveal whether a struggling reader needs practice, reteaching, or a new pace. They help teachers and parents respond before confusion becomes a pattern. Request student placement guidance from PRIDE Reading Program. Reading intervention progress...
How to Support English Language Learners in Reading
English Language Learners make up one of the fastest-growing student populations in American schools. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), more than 5.4 million students in U.S. public schools are classified as English Learners,...
What Are Tier 2 Reading Interventions? Examples and Strategies
You noticed a student in your classroom who is falling behind in reading. The whole-class instruction that works for most of your students is not enough for this child. You want to help, but you are not sure what the next step looks like. This is exactly the situation...