Category: Reading

More ways to use pop its in the classroom

11 More Ways to Use Pop Its in the Classroom

Have you been using Pop Its / Fidget Poppers to engage learners in the classroom? Well, check out more ways to use pop its in the classroom! They are fun engaging, visual, and hands on and get students engaged in the curriculum. New Ideas for Using Pop Its Matching Letters

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Phonemic Awareness - what you need to know

Phonemic Awareness: 5 Things to Know

You probably have heard about phonemic awareness, the Science of Reading, and/or orthographic mapping. I’m here in case you are confused to give you the basics of phonemic awareness! That way you can teach reading this year with confidence! WHAT IS IT? Phonemic Awareness is the understanding of sounds and

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3 Must Have Resources for Reading Centers

3 Must-Have Resources for Reading Centers

It’s coming! Reading center time! Or maybe you’re already in the middle of trying to run reading centers. Sure, you have all your curriculum resources and the routine! But do you have the 3 must-have resources for your reading centers? 4″x6″ PHOTO BOXES These can store almost everything! I store

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5 Quick Ways to Assess your Students - perfect for back to school

5 Quick Ways to Assess Your Students

Can you believe school is starting up again? At the beginning of the school year, you need ways to do some quick checks to get you know where your new students are academically. So I am coming to you today with 5 quick ways to assess your students.

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Reading Intervention All in One Place

Here comes the final post in the reading intervention series! Today I have a huge tip for you on where to find resources for your struggling readers and reading intervention all in one place. But first… Make sure you read the first three posts in the series: Reading Intervention: Where

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Reading Intervention: 10 Phonics Tips

This is the third post in a four part blog series on reading intervention! Find 10 tips to helping your struggling readers with phonics skills at this blog post! These phonics tips will help you amp up your reading intervention with students who need it the most!

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Reading Intervention: Phonics and Sounding out Words

Today we’re jumping in to the second of four blog posts about reading intervention! Last time we went over the first steps of letter identification and phonemic awareness (click here). Let’s talk about phonics and specifically phonics and sounding out words! First, a quick review – phonics involves printed words

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