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Want to know how the Science of Reading applies to your classroom? Keep reading to discover what the research suggests, and how we should teach phonics and phonemic awareness to help all students learn to read.
- Phonics
Today I want to keep it simple nbsp When you first learn about the Science of Reading it can be overwhelming nbsp Been there done that maybe cried a bit nbsp There is SO MUCH information and much of it we never saw in our pre service programs nbsp So today I m simplifying some terms nbsp Let s talk
- Phonics
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- Fluency, Reading Research, Science of Reading
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Today marks my third look into the national Reading Panel nbsp I ve already discussed their work on phonemic awareness and phonics nbsp Looking into fluency though the report felt different nbsp There were no tables full of effect sizes in fact they weren t even
- Book Reviews
Pretty regularly the issue of blends comes up nbsp Do we explicitly teach them or not nbsp With so many different sound symbol correspondences to teach is it really worth the time to teach blends nbsp Today I want to address what blends are why we re arguing and why you really really should be teaching them Blends can be
- Alphabet Knowledge, Phonics
In general I don t play games every day with my students or every week nbsp There is one huge exception to that rule though nbsp kindergarten nbsp In my kindergarten groups with students who are still learning their letters I play games almost daily nbsp The reason why is two fold nbsp For starters kindergarteners are still learning to
- Small Group
In the past 12 years of teaching 5 as a reading specialist I ve changed how I organize my groups nbsp A LOT nbsp Today I want to share the system I have finally settled on that makes my groups run as smoothly as possible nbsp And look friends this isn t going to be pretty nbsp You know I
- Phonics
Synthetic phonics is more effective than embedded phonics Phonics is ubiquitous You honestly can t read an education article or listen to a podcast without hearing about the importance of phonics But what does the research actually suggest concerning phonics instruction I believe that knowledge is power and today I want to give you key points about the effects of
