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Digraphs in English: Definitions, Examples, and Application

What does gush, mash, push, shop, dash, and shot all have in common? At first glance, nothing really. But to the trained eye, it’s easy to see that they all share a common digraph. Digraphs in English are a combination of letters that create a unique sound. Digraphs are vital to learning how to read […]

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04 September 2020

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Word Family: Finding the Commonalities

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Introduction Are you struggling to help your child understand how to read? There are many things that you can do to help encourage literacy, one of which includes teaching your child word families. Word families are the grouping of common letters into similar word lists. In short, if your child understands the word family, they’ll […]

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03 September 2020

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Rolling Dice

Dice may arguably be the most powerful mathematical manipulative in the world. Their versatility is unmatched and I bet you’ve even got a few laying around your house. Rolling dice can be used to teach and practice math skills in a variety of ways from preschool all the way through high school. So what are […]

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02 September 2020

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The In’s and Out’s of Idioms

So you want to learn about idioms? You have finally bit the bullet and Googled it. Plus, your teacher assigned you a homework assignment on idioms, so you figured you’d kill two birds with one stone and learn what they actually are. Well, I’m here to let the cat out of the bag and teach you everything you […]

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01 September 2020

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Prefixes: The Easiest Way to Customize Any Word

A prefix is a way to customize a word to fit your exact desired meaning. Americans, as a culture, love to customize as much of their life as possible. From coffee orders to subscription boxes, if we can tailor it to our exact needs, we will. While prefixes aren’t delicious, stylish, or ‘grammable, they will […]

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31 August 2020

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Suffixes: The Chameleon Part of Speech

Introduction Suffixes change a word to help it fit correctly into any sentence. By adding a set of letters at the end of a word, suffixes change words from singular to plural, present to past, and more. The English language, while filled with usage rules and confusing pronunciations, is built with many tricks to help […]

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22 August 2020

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Avoid Red Pen Reviews: 9 Subject-Verb Agreement Rules

When you are writing, you must take steps to make sure that your writing flows and makes sense together as well as a sentence structure. One of these steps includes following the basic rules for subject-verb agreement. At its core, subject-verb agreement is precisely what it says it is: when your subject and verb agree. […]

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21 August 2020

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Ride, Rode, and Ridden: Understanding the Verb

This morning I rode my bike to work. When I got there, I bragged to my coworkers about how far I had ridden. Once they got outside and saw that I was riding on a unicycle, they wanted to hop on for a ride! Isn’t it wild how, when reading that sentence above, you can […]

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20 August 2020

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