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Today marks my third look into the national Reading Panel. I’ve already discussed their work on phonemic awareness and

In 1997, the National Reading Panel was convened at the behest of Congress and the Secretary of Education. It

This was my first year where I fully implemented more evidenced-based practices in my intervention groups (AKA I followed the

Before becoming Orton-Gillingham trained, I rarely reviewed. I “taught” my spelling features for the week and then expected my children

I identify as a reader so much, I literally had a Harry Potter wedding. But that doesn’t mean my children

I will always be amazed at how hard teachers work. I get messages each week from parents and teachers asking

In my last post, we discussed orthographic mapping and why it is crucial for reading success. Theory is great, but

This year, I am entering my 11th year of teaching. I’ll never forget how confident I was that first year.

We’re about to move into our third school year of this pandemic. That means the children entering second grade

The final month of school, I’m so ready to be done. I’m mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted. I put

I tend to talk too much, so let me get straight to the point. Every month or so, I’m going