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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
nbsp nbsp nbsp I am the queen of simplicity and anti hoarding nbsp If I haven t used it in the past year or two it s going in the trash or the recycling bin nbsp I don t get attached to objects in my classroom just because money has been spent on them especially if they are not aligned
- Phonics
When I first heard from the author of Monster and Friends I didn t really think much about it The author wanted to send me a book and I agreed I m uncertain what I was expecting but it wasn t what I got I opened the book and fell in love After looking through it I immediately sent a
- Phonics
This is one of the decodable texts I use from The Literacy Nest nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Do you want your students to become more proficient automatic readers nbsp We all do right nbsp This may sound like an oversimplification but the one thing I suggest we all need a
- Reading Research, Science of Reading
nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp In 1997 the National Reading Panel was convened at the behest of Congress and the Secretary of Education nbsp It was gathered in order to assess the status of research based knowledge including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching children to read National Reading Panel
- Book Reviews
Definitely the kind of book you ll need to take notes on I may or may not have had to blur out coffee stains on this picture It s one of those books you know you should read but it takes all of us forever to actually sit down and read it nbsp So is it worth all the hype
- Phonics, Resources, Uncategorized
A nbsp few months ago I started a series of blog posts where I do a deep dive into specific instructional practices nbsp I started with word chaining and today I want to continue the conversation with sound symbol mapping nbsp This practice can be done in whole group small group or one on one nbsp With some guidance it
- Alphabet Knowledge, Phonemic Awareness, Teaching Tips
If you have a child that is about to enter kindergarten you might find yourself wondering what they need to know when they come to us nbsp Do they need to know all their letter sounds nbsp Should they be reading nbsp nbsp nbsp Today I want to put your mind at ease about what we expect when your child
- Science of Reading
This was my first year where I fully implemented more evidenced based practices in my intervention groups AKA I followed the Science of Reading nbsp In March 2020 when the world shut down I had just heard the term Science of Reading for the first time nbsp I was attempting to teach with both balanced literacy AND structured literacy formats
- Phonics, Resources
There s nothing quite like a game to take worn out and wound up children and bring them back to center nbsp There have been days where I could see that my typical lesson was not going to work because my kids didn t have enough gas left in their tank to make it through nbsp It doesn t happen
- Phonics, Resources
You know I love decodables nbsp One of my first blog posts was about why they are important and the difference between leveled and decodable readers nbsp Not all decodables are created equal and I don t use the same ones for all my students nbsp So today we re going to talk about my favorite decodables for specific purposes