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Georgetown Even Start is helping at-risk families break the cycle of low literacy and educational failure.

Reading expert Linda Farrell suggests this teaching sequence for sight words: first, be sure your child knows all the letter names, then all the letter sounds—and then you can introduce a few short high-frequency words such as was.

Literacy specialist Kyley Pulphus encourages parents to make writing fun and purposeful.

Literacy expert DeJunne’ Clark Jackson suggests that parents take advantage of school-based evaluations if their child attends public school.

In Washington, D.C., inmates volunteer to get training in how to run a book club for their kids.

It’s still okay to encourage your child to look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary, but that’s just the first step.

Dr. Hannah Dostal, an expert in Deaf education and literacy, says that writing opens up additional opportunities for deaf children to communicate with family, friends, and their community.

Dr. Hannah Dostal, an expert in Deaf education and literacy, says it’s important to surround your child with reasons to read and write.

Literacy expert Sandra Wilborn says that if your child is reading out loud for fun, it’s best to just offer a gentle, quick correction and move on.

Language and literacy expert Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan suggests that you have your child screened in English and Spanish to determine if the issue is related to language or to mastering speech sounds.