
Effective Strategies for Supporting Struggling Readers
When it comes to supporting struggling readers in upper elementary school, it’s essential to employ targeted strategies that address their specific needs. In this blog
When it comes to supporting struggling readers in upper elementary school, it’s essential to employ targeted strategies that address their specific needs. In this blog
In this post, we will discuss the different r-controlled vowels and share strategies to help teach r-controlled vowels to our students!
Ways to teach high-frequency words, including heart words, that are aligned with the Science of Reading principals.
Teaching children to read is perhaps the single most important job we have as elementary school teachers. Reading is the foundation for everything! There have
As a teacher, you know how important it is for children to develop strong literacy skills. These skills are essential for student success, and phonics-based
Teaching the phonemes is essential in order to help students develop orthographic mapping. Following up with my last post about this, this next post includes
For elementary school teachers, teaching phonics can be a challenging task. The English language has a complex system of syllable division, which can create confusion
Understanding the different types of syllables is a crucial part of becoming a better reader and speller. Students need to know how to break down
If you’re still doing spelling tests the traditional way—from a list of 10 words that you have students memorize each week before a Friday assessment,
Diphthongs are a combination of two vowel sounds that glide together. This article covers what you need to know in order to teach diphthongs.
What is the Schwa? “Schwa” is such a funny sounding word to describe what’s actually the most common vowel sound in the English language. It
I’m not too proud to admit it: I used to suck at teaching phonics. My less-than-effective strategies left me and my students frustrated more often
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