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Here at PRIDE Reading Program, our goal is to provide parents, tutors, and teachers with tips, resources, and positive encouragement!
Explaining Dyslexia to Parents: A Supportive Guide
Learn how to explain dyslexia to parents and children with strengths-based language, helpful questions, and supportive next steps at home and school today.
Online Reading Tutor Cost: A Family Budget Guide
Learn what shapes online reading tutor cost, what fees may include, and how to compare live tutoring with a structured literacy curriculum at home.
Scripted Reading Curriculum: A Balanced Guide
Learn how a scripted reading curriculum supports consistent phonics instruction, where it can fall short, and how to evaluate lessons for your learners.
List of Research Based Reading Interventions for Schools
Use this list of research based reading interventions to match student needs, intensity, delivery settings, progress monitoring, and district support.
Scientifically Based Reading Programs: A District Guide
Learn how districts can evaluate scientifically based reading programs for alignment, assessment, teacher training, materials, and implementation support.
Structured Phonics Program: What to Look For
Evaluate a structured phonics program by reviewing its sequence, cumulative practice, sound-symbol instruction, decodable reading, and lesson support.
Reading Programs for Parents: A Practical Home Guide
Compare reading programs for parents and learn how structured literacy, Orton-Gillingham lessons, placement, and progress checks support reading at home.
Phonics Instruction Materials: A Practical Guide
Choose phonics instruction materials with a clear sequence, decodable text, multisensory practice, and Science of Reading alignment for home or school.
Reading Curriculum for Special Needs: A Parent Guide
Choose a reading curriculum for special needs with practical tips on structured literacy, Orton-Gillingham, multisensory lessons, and matching learner needs.
The Best Spelling Homeschool Curriculum for Dyslexia
Compare spelling homeschool curriculum for dyslexia and learn how structured, multisensory lessons help families choose a practical fit.
Reading Fluency Intervention Programs for Every Learner
Discover what reading fluency intervention programs are, why fluency matters, and how multisensory Orton-Gillingham practice builds automatic reading.
10 Evidence-Based Multisensory Learning Techniques
Explore 10 evidence-based multisensory learning techniques for teaching reading and supporting students with dyslexia via an Orton-Gillingham approach.
How to Build Phonemic Awareness in Preschoolers
Discover how to build phonemic awareness in preschoolers with age-appropriate activities, milestones, and tips that prepare young children to read.
Reading Games for Struggling Readers: 10 Activities That Work
10 reading games for struggling readers that target phonics, fluency, and comprehension. Easy to set up at home or in the classroom.
Best Multisensory Reading Programs for Parents and Teachers
Compare the best multisensory reading programs for parents and teachers. Learn what makes each effective and how to choose the right one for your learner.
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...
Multisensory Spelling Activities: A Lesson Guide
Spelling errors repeat when a child hears sounds but cannot map them to print. A structured routine gives each sound a clear path into memory and writing. Explore the PRIDE Homeschool Curriculum for structured reading and spelling lessons. Multisensory spelling...
What Is Response to Intervention (RTI)? A Guide for Parents
Your child's teacher just mentioned that your child has been placed in an "RTI program" at school. Maybe you got a letter home, or you heard the term during a parent-teacher conference. Either way, you want to understand what it means for your child, and you want to...
Auditory Processing Disorder and Reading: What Parents Need to Know
If your child struggles with reading, you may have heard the term auditory processing disorder (APD). This condition affects how the brain understands spoken language, and it can have a real impact on how children learn to read. The good news is that with the right...
How to Teach Reading to a Child with Autism
Teaching a child with autism to read can feel overwhelming at first. Many parents and educators wonder where to begin, which methods will work, and how to keep a child engaged through the process. The good news: children on the autism spectrum can and do learn to...
Dyslexia Signs: 8 Warning Signs Every Parent Should Recognize
If your child struggles with reading and you have a gut feeling that something is not quite right, you are not alone. Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in the United States, affecting roughly 1 in 5 children. According to the International Dyslexia...