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Phonics, Resources

Word Chaining: Practices That Work

I ve talked a lot about word chains but realized I ve never dug deeply into why they are important and very explicitly explain the steps to take nbsp So today I m diving deep into why and how without extra fluff nbsp Look I m even keeping the intro short so this doesn t become one of those recipe

Phonics, Resources

The Science of Reading and Teachers Pay Teachers (pt. 2)

I think Teachers Pay Teachers is great biased I know nbsp But honestly I think it can also be terrible for someone who doesn t know what they are looking for nbsp There are a LOT of let s just say questionable resources out there nbsp If someone were just looking for Science of Reading resources they might run across

Fluency, Phonics

Let’s Talk Running Records

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Phonics

You Can Still Give Spelling Tests

As I entered the Science of Reading world I heard a lot about how people were ditching spelling tests nbsp When I was in the classroom I had between 4 and 5 different word study groups and each group had a spelling test on Friday So that meant I spent over an hour each Friday testing children on their words

Phonics

10 Ways to Practice Phonics Skills

I love teaching children how to read nbsp I enjoy teaching in general but teaching phonics is just SO MUCH FUN nbsp So today I want to talk about 10 different ways I practice a phonics skill with kids nbsp Each activity is something I do with my kiddos and all of them are meaningful ways to practice reading and

Phonics, Reading Research, Science of Reading

Activities to Promote Orthographic Mapping

In my last post we discussed orthographic mapping and why it is crucial for reading success Theory is great but what every teacher wants to know is this how does it look in practice In it s simplest terms we want to use activities that will help students focus on matching sound to print Today I want to talk about

Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Reading Research

Orthographic Mapping

The term orthographic mapping slipped around my head for a year before I felt I could finally grab it and understand nbsp If I struggled to master the concept I thought others may too nbsp So today I want to break down orthographic mapping in a way that won t leave you banging your head against the keyboard nbsp Hopefully

Phonics, Resources

Science of Reading and Teachers Pay Teachers

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Phonics

The Trouble with Word Sorts

Raise your hand if you have ever given children the assignment to sort and write their words nbsp Me Raise your hand if you have ever asked children to write a word 3 times each nbsp Also me Last one friends Raise your hand if you have ever had children sort and glue their words in at the end of

Phonics

Teaching Syllable Types and Syllable Divisions

I was 27 years old with 2 master s degrees before I knew the 6 syllable types in English nbsp If I made it that far without knowing them you d think it can t actually matter right nbsp The reality is though that I was one of those children lucky enough that learning to read seemed effortless nbsp Reading

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Word Chaining: Practices That Work

The Science of Reading and Teachers Pay Teachers (pt. 2)

Let’s Talk Running Records

You Can Still Give Spelling Tests

10 Ways to Practice Phonics Skills

Activities to Promote Orthographic Mapping

Orthographic Mapping

Science of Reading and Teachers Pay Teachers

The Trouble with Word Sorts

Teaching Syllable Types and Syllable Divisions

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