PRIDE Blogs
Here at PRIDE Reading Program, our goal is to provide parents, tutors, and teachers with tips, resources, and positive encouragement!
Temporary Spelling in Early Reading: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
Learn what temporary spelling is, how it supports early reading, when to correct it, and how structured literacy teaches spelling systematically.
Science of Reading Training: A District Guide
Evaluate science of reading training for alignment, coaching, assessment, and classroom transfer with this practical guide for school and district leaders.
IMSE Orton-Gillingham vs PRIDE: A Practical Guide
Compare IMSE Orton-Gillingham Plus and PRIDE by audience, training, materials, lessons, and purchasing needs for schools, tutors, and families.
Wilson Learning for Reading: Compare Literacy Options
Compare Wilson learning resources with Orton-Gillingham options. Review fit, training, materials, and assessment for families and schools.
Homeschool ELA Curriculum: Build a Connected Plan
Build a homeschool ELA curriculum plan. Connect decoding, spelling, comprehension, writing, and review. Avoid curriculum overload.
Sound Walls vs. Word Walls: What Structured Literacy Teachers Should Know
Compare sound walls vs word walls and learn how structured literacy teachers can use sound walls for phoneme-grapheme mapping without overload.
Word Chaining Activities for Building Strong Decoding Skills
Learn word chaining activities for phonics, decoding, and phonemic awareness, with CVC, digraph, blend, silent e, vowel team, and multisyllable examples.
Nessy Reading and Spelling: A Family Guide
Compare Nessy Reading and Spelling with an Orton-Gillingham option. See differences in method, practice, adult support, student fit, and school use.
Barton Reading and Spelling: A Practical Comparison Guide
Compare Barton Reading and Spelling with an Orton-Gillingham-based option by reviewing lesson structure, training, materials, audience, and implementation.
Language Arts Homeschool Curriculum: A Parent Guide
Learn how to evaluate a language arts homeschool curriculum for reading, spelling, writing, grammar, sequence, materials, and flexibility.
Structured Literacy for Dyslexia: What It Is & Why It Works
Structured literacy for dyslexia uses proven, step-by-step methods to help struggling readers build confidence and master essential reading skills.
Reading Programs for Kindergartners: A Selection Guide
Compare reading programs for kindergartners with a checklist for phonics, decodable text, handwriting, assessment, and home or classroom use.
Systematic Phonics Instruction Programs: A School Guide
Compare systematic phonics instruction programs for schools using a practical framework for sequence, review, assessment, and district fit.
Phonics Activities Online: A Safe, Structured Guide
Learn how to choose phonics activities online that build sound to print skills through explicit, systematic practice for children, parents, and tutors.
What Is Structured Literacy and Why Does It Matter?
Structured literacy is an evidence-based reading approach. Learn what it includes, how it differs from balanced literacy, and why states now require it.
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...
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...