New Article - Teach your Child to Read Before he goes to School

One of the things which inspired me to create Strivney, a website for teaching phonics and English language to children, was my experience, over 20 years ago, of teaching my own children to read before they went to school.  My son picked up reading very easily and became an extremely advanced reader for his age.  I feel that this enriched not only his school career but his entire life.  My daughter had severe problems learning to read.  She showed the classic signs of dyslexia, being unable to differentiate between b and d and p and q.  I worked with her on these letters every day and at times pulled my hair out, but slowly the problems resolved.  I have since worked with many children with reading disabilities and am passionately convinced that much can be done to eradicate reading problems with early intervention, patience and phonics.

I just posted an article, "Teach your Child to Read Before he goes to School" which cites a lot of research which supports my anecdotal experience.