How to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader

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Quiz Questions

1.
Does your little one know the letter sounds?
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- A.
  They don't know any letter sounds yet.
- B.
  They know some letter sounds, but not all of them.
- C.
  They know all 26 letter sounds.
- D.
  They know all 26 letter sounds AND some harder sounds (ex: th, ai, or)
- E.
  I’m not sure how many letter sounds they know.
2.
If you say two sounds, can they put them together? (ex: a + p = ap)
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- A.
  No, they can't put sounds together yet.
- B.
  They can say the sounds back to me, but there's a space between them.
- C.
  Yes, they can blend two sounds together smoothly.
- D.
  I’m not sure if they can blend two sounds together.
3.
If you say three sounds, can they put them together?
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- A.
  No, they can only blend two sounds so far.
- B.
  Yes, they can blend three sounds together.
- C.
  Yes, they can blend three sounds and more.
4.
Does your little one know more advanced sounds? (ai, ee, oa, etc.)
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- A.
  No, they don't know any of the more advanced sounds yet.
- B.
  Yes, they know SOME of the more advanced sounds.
- C.
  Yes, they know ALL of the more advanced sounds.
5.
Does your little one know sight words?
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- A.
  No, they don't know any sight words yet.
- B.
  Yes, they know SOME sight words, but not many.
- C.
  Yes, they know MANY sight words.
- D.
  Yes, they know ALL of their sight words.
- E.
  I'm not sure how many sight words they know.
6.
What happens when they get to a word they have never seen before?
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- A.
  They say each sound and blend it together.
- B.
  They use the picture to figure it out.
- C.
  They use story clues to figure it out.
- D.
  They skip the unknown word.
- E.
  They becomes very frustrated.
- F.
  Other
7.
When your little one reads, do they:
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- A.
  Slowly sound out EVERY word they see
- B.
  Slowly sound out MOST words (unless they’ve seen it before)
- C.
  Quickly sound out most words (unless it’s a challenging word)
- D.
  Read smoothly and accurately (unless it’s a challenging word)
- E.
  Read most words/books smoothly and accurately
8.
How old is your little one?
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- A.
  0-12 months
- B.
  13-18 months
- C.
  19-24 months
- D.
  2-3 years
- E.
  4+ years
9.
Describe your little one's speech.
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- A.
  They aren't saying full words yet (mostly babbles.)
- B.
  They can say a few beginner words (ex: mama, ball, up.)
- C.
  They can say a few different phrases (ex: more food please.)
- D.
  They can speak in full sentences (ex: I like the milk.)

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Your little one is... The Starter!
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Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your little one's reading ability.Currently, your little one is still working on learning their sounds. That means your little one is ready to take the first critical step on their reading journey: learning all the primary letter sounds, including consonants and short vowel sounds.These resources will help:Read- How to Assess the Letter Sounds (6 min.)Watch- How to Start Teaching Your Toddler to Read (7 min.)Watch- FREE Beginning Reading Training (30 min.)For additional support, check out my Learning Sounds online course. Teaching your little one to read doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. In Learning Sounds, you’ll learn where to start, what to do next, and how to keep your little one engaged and having fun. No teaching experience is necessary!
2.
Your little one is... The Sound Hound!
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Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your little one's reading ability.Based on your answers, you’ve done a great job making sure your little one knows all their letter sounds. That means they’re off to a great start with their reading!The next step on your little one's journey is putting those sounds together: this is called blending.These resources will help keep up the momentum:Read- 4 Reasons They Know Sounds But Can't Read (6 min.)Watch- Full 1:1 Blending Words Lesson (18 min.)Watch- FREE Beginning Reading Training (30 min.)For additional support, check out my Blending Sounds online course.Blending is an often-missed step when kids first start reading, and teaching it can be tricky. But the Blending Words course makes it super simple! You won’t believe how fast your little one will be reading after just a little bit of blending practice.
3.
Your little one is... The Simple Decoder!
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Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your little one's reading ability.Based on your answers, you’ve done a great job making sure your little one knows all of their letter sounds! They’re off to a great start with their reading, and they can read (and decode) simple 3-4 sound words. They can likely read simple, decodable books (like Bob books), but they may be unable to read other books without heavy support. The next step on your little one's reading journey is to practice more advanced sounds and tricky words.These resources will help you keep up the momentum:Read- How to Assess Your Child's Reading Ability (6 min.)Read- Build Your Struggling Reader’s Confidence (10 min.)Watch- Spencer Shows a Fun Blending Lesson (18 min.)For additional support, check out my Reading Books online course.In Reading Books, you’ll learn how to help your little one easily blend harder sounds and learn tricky words that might be holding back their reading success.
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Your little one is... The Guesser!
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Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your little one's reading ability.Based on your quiz answers, your little one is reading, but they’re struggling to have success. I’m here to help! When kids rely on memorization (sight words) or guessing to read easy books, they naturally try to use those same strategies with more advanced books. But when they encounter harder words or try reading books with fewer pictures, memorization and guessing no longer work. And it’s easy for kids to get frustrated at this point. These resources will help:Read- Build Your Struggling Reader’s Confidence (10 min.)Watch- Stop Teaching Them to Memorize Sight Words (13 min.)Watch- Spencer Shows a Fun Blending Lesson (18 min.)For additional support, check out my Reading Books online course.You can set your little one up for success by making sure that they have a solid foundation with sounds and decoding strategies that will work for any word. In Reading Books, you’ll learn how to help them with more advanced sounds, blending more sounds, and the best way to use sight words.
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Your little one is... Not Quite Fluent
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Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your little one's reading ability.Based on your quiz answers, your little one knows how to blend sounds, but they may still be a little choppy in their reading. Many things go into good reading, and they likely need a little more intentional practice on a few things to get their reading to be more proficient. This resource will help:Read- How to Assess Your Child's Reading Ability (6 min.)Read- Build Your Struggling Reader’s Confidence (10 min.)For additional support, check out my Reading Books online course.In Reading Books, you’ll learn how to help your little one with more advanced sounds, blending more sounds, and the best way to use sight words. You’ll also receive fluency passages to give practice to more advanced readers. Your little one is doing well with their reading. The Reading Books online course will help them level up!
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Your little one isn’t ready to read just yet
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Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your little one's reading ability.Since your little one is not yet talking, it’s a bit early to start teaching them to read. But it’s amazing that you’re already excited to be a part of their reading journey!For now, try these ideas to continue supporting your child’s development:Read to your little one daily.Encourage your little one to interact with books by turning the pages and looking at the pictures.Continue to focus on developing their oral language.And check out these FREE resources:Read- 4 Signs Your Little One is Ready to Read (9 min.)Watch- How to Teach Sounds They Can't Pronounce (60 sec.)Watch- How Early Can You Teach Your Child to Read? (30 sec.)Follow- YouTube, Instagram, TikTokWhen your little one is making more sounds, and saying more words take this quiz again so I can guide you toward your next best steps.

How to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader

Learn where your little one is at in their reading now and what you can do to help them reach the next level!

Quiz Questions

Quiz Outcomes