• Why are rhyming skills so vital to learning to read?

Brain research shows that a child who can rapidly rhyme has a much easier time of applying the sound-symbol relationships in words so he can rapidly learn to read.

• Why are short vowels so important?

Short vowels are really important because many of the words your child reads in his first books use short vowels.

• Why are the "Eye Spy" words so powerful?

These 25 words make up 25% of all print your child is likely to read. If he knows these words instantaneously and effortlessly, reading becomes a lot easier for his brain.

• Why does my child confuse "b's" and "d's"?

Actually, to a new reading brain, z "b" and "d" look alike. Each letter has a circle and a stick. Your child's brain must look for the order of that ball and stick. Our WowzaBrain™ Game "Doughnuts or Bats?" helps your child to accurately and rapidly recall the order of each letter so he automatically knows which letter is "b" and which letter is "d."

• Why practice reading "nonsense" words?

Because your child hasn't seen these words before, his brain must work at rapidly recalling and blending each sound into a silly word. A child who learns to rapidly do this will not struggle with the many new words who will meet in print.