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Don’t Pitch Your Leveled Readers!
Being a teacher over the last year has drained me! What seems to be making it harder this year are the false critiques of my
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The 3 Big Ps: Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics
What are the 3 Big Ps? Teachers know that students will learn to read easier if they have a strong foundation of oral language as
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Renewed Buzz on the Science of Reading
Any teacher that has been in a primary classroom for some years knows that reading protocols change often. Too often, people make decisions that our
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9 Reasons Your Students Will Love Interactive Notebooks
I’ll admit… I wasn’t on the interactive notebooks train when it was presented to me (read: mandated with zero background or functional description for how
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19 Sight Word Activities to Try Today
Let’s talk SIGHT WORDS. Words you recognize by sight, a.k.a, little turds. Just being honest and I know I’m not alone. (I see you nodding
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60 Spelling Activities for Elementary Students
How many hours a week do you spend prepping spelling activities? ? What if you had a resource that would allow you to create 60
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25 Hands On Spelling Activities for Any List
Memories flash back to me standing alongside my peers in Elementary School. My fingers are crossed behind my back, standing stiff as a board. Hoping
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12 CVC Activities to Get Your Students Reading
So your students now recognize their letters and associate these letters with their individual sounds (phonemic awareness). And, they are beginning to grasp that sounds
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17 Reading Intervention Strategies You Need to Try
Struggling readers need the right support to build confidence and skills. Whether you’re a teacher, tutor, or parent, having a variety of reading intervention strategies
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11 Activities for Emergent Readers to Practice Fluency
While activities for emergent readers to practice fluency can look slightly different, the basic concepts are the same – helping students to lessen their focus
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YouTube Videos that Teach PHONICS
Phonics videos are great to use in a variety of settings! I use phonics videos to get my students started in the morning, during indoor
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23 Alphabet Activities for Primary Learners
As a former kindergarten teacher, learning the alphabet was the first thing I taught every year. Over time, I have collected multiple alphabet activities for