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February 9, 2017

5 Ways To Teach Kids Kindness This Valentine’s Day

HOMER Co-Founder Stephanie Dua with her daughter.

It’s February. Love is in the air. There are also a lot of spitballs flying in our national conversation. This Valentine’s Day, we could all use a dose of some good old-fashioned kindness.

As moms (we’ve got six kiddos between us), and founders of HOMER, the digital learn-to-read program that partners with parents to teach young children to read, we’ve been thinking a lot this season about books and activities that teach kids the importance of kindness, tolerance, empathy and understanding.

Valentine’s Day seems like the perfect holiday for spotlighting kindness and teaching our kids that even the smallest acts of generosity can have an outsized impact on the world.

December 11, 2016

Preschool Music: Learn to Read Through Songs

June 16, 2016

Five Fun Summer Tips To Get Children Reading And Prevent “Summer Brain Drain”

Summer’s here and even though school is out, reading is an activity children should still be practicing every day. Homer, the #1 Learn-to-Read and award-winning iPad app that has been proven in a randomized study conducted of preschool-aged children to increase early reading skills by 74%, is one such early literacy and phonics program that can help.

December 11, 2015

The Science of How Children Learn to Read

By Peggy Kaye, Director of Learning, Homer

Learning to read is one of the most difficult and important skills a child develops in the early years. It is also the skill that best predicts how well that child will do in school—and beyond—for years to come.

January 16, 2015

Learn to Read with the Help of Aesop

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by Bee Johnson, Creative Director, Homer

Homer members know that learning to read together at home makes all the difference for a child’s future. It’s also lots of fun. Here are some parent tips on learning to read through Aesop’s Fables.