Vocabulary Instruction – Marzano’s Six Steps
Comprehension is, obviously, the end game when it comes to reading instruction. Students need to be able to learn from and understand...
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Structured literacy instruction based on the science of reading. Tips and resources for both teachers and parents.
Purposeful structured lessons full of multisensory routines and activities are the driving force behind the resources I share. Reading and writing begins with a solid foundation in phonics instruction, and flourishes with instruction surrounding vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Let's make reading fun and rooted in the science surrounding how kids learn best!
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Daily Phonics Drill, part 3: Segment and Blend
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...
Daily Phonics Drill, part 2: Hear and Do
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...
Syllable Practice – Making Words
Last week I posted about a resource I created and used for working on syllabication with my students. In that post I described the...
Short Vowel Practice – Phonics
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....
Vowel Practice – Phonemic Awareness
Short vowel sounds can be soooooo TRICKY! Often, and especially for youngsters, short vowels sound really similar. For this reason,...
Multi-Sensory Phonics
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...
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