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
Wondering where to start with reading intervention? Do you have students who are struggling? Check out how to get started at this blog post.
Let’s debunk 5 frustrating myths about teaching reading! As a teacher, you know there are many more myths, but you don’t want to read all day! Do you need to help debunk any of these myths at your school? Also, a helpful freebie is included. Keep reading! A Reading Program
Hey teachers!! Are you using Interactive Notebooks or planning to? I used them for years with my second graders so I definitely developed some management tricks for interactive notebooks over time. Here are some tips for you! (and if you’re wondering why you should try INBs check out my blog post here
I’m here today to share with you some wonderful books for teaching immigration! Immigration is a dense topic but at my school in Massachusetts, it is required to be taught in second grade. I spent many years looking for high quality, helpful trade books to support my students. Here are
Well, the pandemic is still in full force! Most of us are teaching online, at least to some students or on some days. Let me help by sharing ten tips for teaching reading online with you! GENERAL TIPS 1. Go Old School Yes, there are tons of technology that you
Books to Teach Parts of Speech I like to find as many ways as possible to make things fun in school. Teaching some topics can be a little blah, so I love using books to teach parts of speech! The following images can all be clicked on and you can
How Interactive Notebooks Keep Students Engaged INTERACTIVE It’s in the title! They are interactive and kids are not just reading and checking things off or writing a one word answer. Let’s peek at an example. Here in this activity for types of sentences, students cut out the flap
Let’s talk about how to differentiate when teaching reading with an anthology! Many, many teachers are required to use a reading anthology as a base for their ELA instruction, or at least their reading, and grammar instruction. A few years ago in second grade, I was using Journeys for teaching
I’m here today with some recommendations for the 10 best boxed book sets! During this crazy times, kids and parents alike are at home, trying to keep busy (not get bored out of their minds) ! Of course, you know my favorite thing is reading. I figured now might be
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