My Child is Struggling with Reading-What Do I Do?

Do you have a student in Kindergarten-8th grade who is struggling with reading?

Unlock the secrets of how children learn to read and discover practical strategies to support struggling readers! This course is designed for parents, tutors, homeschool teachers, and educators who want to understand the science of reading and apply evidence-based practices in everyday learning.

Through easy-to-follow lessons, you’ll learn:

The fundamentals of Scarborough’s Reading Rope and how reading skills develop
How to identify which part of reading a student is struggling with
The history of the reading wars and why it matters for today’s classrooms
How to ask informed questions about curricula and instructional practices in schools
Effective strategies for building phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension
How to use research-backed methods to empower students and foster lifelong literacy

Whether you’re guiding your child at home, tutoring, or enhancing classroom instruction, this course provides clear, actionable tools and resources to help every learner succeed. By the end, you’ll feel confident and equipped to understand reading instruction, advocate for students, and turn reading challenges into success.

Join us at Teaching Generations and start making a real difference in your students’ literacy journey!

Course includes 3 Modules: 12 total lessons with information, guiding questions, phonics scope and sequence, practical tools to support language comprehension, and a phonics/morphology assessment for K-8 students to identify which decoding skills have been mastered and which need more instruction.

Choose a pricing plan

Preorder Holiday Sale (through January 4th, 2025)

$17

Standard Course

$28

Course curriculum

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Module 1: What Does the Science of Reading Mean?
- The Reading Wars Slidedeck Free Preview
- The Reading Wars Video
- What Does the Science Say? Slidedeck Free Preview
- What Does the Science Say? Video
- What Does This Mean for My Student? Slidedeck Free Preview
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Module 2: My Child Still Struggles to Read the Words-What Do I Do?
- Phonemic Awareness Slidedeck
- Phonics, the Alphabetic Principle, and Orthographic Mapping Slidedeck
- Advanced Phonics, Syllable Types, and Morphology Video
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Module 3: My Child Struggles With Comprehension-Help!?
- What is Comprehension? Slidedeck
- Background Knowledge Matters Video
- Focus, Motivation, and Self Esteem Slidedeck
- Practical Ways to Boost Comprehension At Home Slidedeck
- Practical Ways to Boost Comprehension At Home Video

About the Author

Teaching Generations is run by two dedicated educators—a mother-daughter team—with over 40 years of combined teaching experience. We are passionate about literacy, the science of reading, and culturally responsive pedagogy, and we love helping educators, parents, and tutors feel confident in supporting students’ reading success.

Through our work, we focus on empowering others with evidence-based strategies that make a real difference in students’ learning. At Teaching Generations, we believe that every child can become a skilled reader when families and educators are equipped with the right tools and knowledge.