Developing strong morphology knowledge and skills can help our readers become stronger and have deeper comprehension. Learn how here!
In order to be strong readers, kids need strong phonological awareness skills, which includes Phonemic Awareness. Click through to read more!
It's important to help our students build their morphological awareness, but how can we do this? By using controlled text!
Hello! I’m back with another blog post about one of my favorite topics. I’ve blogged about phonemic awareness a few times already, but it’s such an important topic that we’re going for it again! Phonemic awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of smaller parts and these parts can be pulled apart ... Read More about All about Phonemic Awareness
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Teaching schwa-A vowels can feel tricky, but it really isn't! This article will help you discover some useful ways how to teach schwa
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What is Morphological Awareness? Morphological awareness is an understanding of the morphemic patterns in words and knowledge of what the morpheme means. The English language is full of polysyllabic words that contain prefixes and suffixes to extend and expand the meaning of the base element or root. These small parts of words (morphemes) and learning […]
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Learn all about what phonological awareness is, the difference between phonemic awareness and phonics, and ideal ages to teach each skill.
Phonological and phonemic awareness are a vital set of skills that allows us to learn how to read. Phonological and phonemic awareness skills provide children with a means to access the written form; phonics. Phonological and phonemic awareness skills are the basis for phonics. You might know phonics as sound and letter combinations used to represent …
Because there is no cure or outgrowing dyslexia, libraries must continue to be aware of dyslexia even after October ends.
Researchers explain how cooperative grouping can be successfully used to meet both the students’ academic and social needs in the middle school classroom.
I love using games in the classroom and this is one that is easy to prepare, easy to learn and great for making kids think about spelling an...
A persuasive writing and speaking activity for kids focused on identifying propaganda while watching TV.
Decoding Strategies: 6 Effective Strategies To Teach Decoding - Teach these 6 effective decoding strategies to beginning and struggling readers to improve their decoding skills.
What is a syllable? The dictionary definition for a syllable is: “a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word.” You…
Learn how to teach all the phonemic awareness strategies for early readers by using these daily phonemic awareness lesson plans.
Structured Literacy is an instructional approach to teaching students to read that encompasses all of the elements of language and has key principals that guide how it is taught. The International Dys
Teaching schwa-A vowels can feel tricky, but it really isn't! This article will help you discover some useful ways how to teach schwa
WHAT DO WE TEACH IN STRUCTURED LITERACY? We know that phonics instruction is critical to supporting all students including those with dyslexia and other reading disabilities but the problem is R…
Click the following link to download this free handout . Developmental Sequence of Phonological Skills Teaching phonological and phonemic skills is such a critical component in helping our little learners acquire the necessary building blocks to become proficient readers and writers. Understanding the sequence of phonological/phonemic development and the approximate ages of mastery helps us to […]
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Structured Literacy is an approach to reading instruction that is explicit and systematic, with a focus on the structure of the English language.
This post includes the following reading points. Hey-ho! I just love all things literacy and specifically working with words. I want to delve deeper into phonological development, because.. well.. I just love it! I’m a bit of a nerd that way! Are you too? You know that phonological and phonemic awareness skills are important and also […]
Alliteration activities can help build your child's phonological awareness. They're also great for some laughs and bringing out creativity!
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Have you ever noticed students having difficulty not only with visually similar letters such as b and d, but also having difficulty with letter sounds that seem more surprising such as /b/ & /p/ or
Structured Literacy is an approach to reading instruction that is explicit and systematic, with a focus on the structure of the English language.
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Free Consonant Digraphs Posters for immediate download and print. Laminate and hang these in your classroom or homeroom setting for great visuals.
When it comes to teaching the jobs of Y, there are many roles! Learn about the different jobs of the letter Y and teaching tips for each one.
Structured Literacy is an approach to reading instruction that is explicit and systematic, with a focus on the structure of the English language.
When you teach digital citizenship to students, you can help to create a positive school culture that supports safe, responsible tech use.
Welcome back everyone! This is part four in my six part syllable series. I am having so much fun sharing this information about syllables with you!A few quick reminders:If you are new to this series:
Structured Literacy is an approach to reading instruction that is explicit and systematic, with a focus on the structure of the English language.
Structured Literacy is an approach to reading instruction that is explicit and systematic, with a focus on the structure of the English language.
Teaching phonemic awareness is important for all readers, especially those who struggle. Check out my top tips with sample activities!
In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.
This hub provides information about the tutoring company Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes. Lindamood-Bell's programs include Seeing Stars (word attack), Visualizing and Verbalizing (comprehension), and On Cloud Nine (math). Lindamood-Bell is an expensive yet effective program that often helps students increase many grade levels in reading or math comprehension in a short time.
Structured Literacy is an instructional approach to teaching students to read that encompasses all of the elements of language and...
UFLI Foundations and Secret Stories are the perfect pairing for effective science of reading based phonics instruction.
When it comes to teaching the jobs of Y, there are many roles! Learn about the different jobs of the letter Y and teaching tips for each one.
