My daughter has just begun to really take an interest in letters and words throughout her world and in the books we read. Because of my...

I haven’t posted anything for quite some time. Life and navigating this new work/life/mom balance has taken all of my energy. Virtual...

Our classroom is now remote. It’s new, it’s strange, and it’s hard as all change is! But, there are a few simple tricks that will make...

Parents and teachers: Below is a list of OVER 20 WAYS you can keep your children learning while at home! While many of the at home...

The Daily Phonics Drill has 4 components, 2 of which use phonics cards: Look and Say: Students look at a phonics card, and say it’s...

Comprehension is, obviously, the end game when it comes to reading instruction. Students need to be able to learn from and understand...

The Daily Phonics Drill has 4 components, 2 of which use phonics cards: Look and Say: Students look at a phonics card, and say it’s...

My daughter and I have been going to to library every couple of weeks. While I thought I had a good handle on children’s books, I am...

In this mini-series, I’ll be breaking down each component of a phonics review that I do almost daily with my students. The Daily Phonics...

Last week I posted about a resource I created and used for working on syllabication with my students. In that post I described the...

Even with older or more advanced students, playing with words and sounds is an important part of reading and writing. Students need to...

In this mini-series, I’ll be breaking down each component of a phonics review that I do almost daily with my students. The Daily Phonics...

You’ve taught the phonics. The kids know the phonics. You’ve taught the syllable types and practiced decoding. The kids can decode...

Short vowels can be so difficult for young readers to decipher. When listening to words, the short vowel sounds can be tough to pick out....

Short vowel sounds can be soooooo TRICKY! Often, and especially for youngsters, short vowels sound really similar. For this reason,...

Phonemic Awareness is so important, even (and especially) after the early childhood years! Finding worthwhile activities that are truly...

As an adult reader, what do you do when you come to a word you’ve not seen before? Do you look at the picture? Skip the word, read the...

The first week of school can be quite a roller coaster. You’re so excited to jump in and learn about your new students, while almost...

A couple weeks ago, I posted about the first portion of what will be my phonics block this year: multi-sensory phonics and handwriting...

The school year is just around the corner and I’ve been working so hard to get ready! All summer I’ve been doing some lesson planning in...