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12 vs. 21: Strategies for Kids that Struggle with Reversals

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Many young children reverse numbers and letters when they are just learning to read and write, and this is normal for most kids in Pre-K, Kindergarten and First Grade!  It's just part of the growing process of becoming literate.  Unless the child has a true learning disability, most of them do outgrow it and can work past it.  Meanwhile, what can you do to help? If you are a parent or teacher looking for informatio...
   

How I Taught My First Graders 300 Sight Words- and My Second Graders 600!

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Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ 300 sight words is a LOT to learn-  but that is what most schools seem to require in first grade these days.  And my second graders have to master 600!  But if a child is already struggling, what can you do to help?  Here is a list of my best strategies, tips, and tricks that I am using with my first and second graders to help them master these words so that they can say them immediately on sight.  I am incl...