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Science of Reading and Teachers Pay Teachers

How do we know which materials to trust when it comes to the Science of Reading? By now, I don’t know how to trust the big publishing companies, much less someone I don’t know on the internet. Teachers Pay Teachers is a marketplace where teachers can find affordable, easy-to-use materials for their classroom. Unfortunately, there’s no system in place

Phonics

The Trouble with Word Sorts

Raise your hand if you have ever given children the assignment to “sort and write” their words. (Me!)Raise your hand if you have ever asked children to write a word 3 times each. (Also me!)Last one friends. Raise your hand if you have ever had children sort and glue their words in at the end of the week. (I’m out

Phonics

Teaching Syllable Types and Syllable Divisions

I was 27 years old with 2 master’s degrees before I knew the 6 syllable types in English. If I made it that far without knowing them, you’d think it can’t actually matter, right? The reality is, though, that I was one of those children lucky enough that learning to read seemed effortless. Reading has never been a struggle for

Book Reviews, Phonics, Science of Reading

Book Review: “Uncovering the Logic of English”

I tend to talk too much, so let me get straight to the point. Every month or so, I’m going to do a book review for a book that I’ve found helpful on my journey towards the Science of Reading. I’ll keep it short, with minimal verbal floof on my part!How many times have you heard the words, “English doesn’t

Phonics, Small Group

Skill-Based Instruction: Phonics Intervention

I wish we could all take days to peek inside each other’s classrooms and learn from one another. I’ve actually taken a personal day to travel an hour to one of my favorite teacher’s school so I could see how she teaches. My goal anytime I go to a professional development or watch someone else teach is to try and

Alphabet Knowledge, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Small Group

Skill-Based Intervention: Phonemic Awareness and Letter Sounds

We need to start this post with a mantra, and I want you to hold on to this mantra as long as needed. Are you ready? It might be hard to say, but I promise it is important.Repeat after me: I do not have to rush kindergarteners into reading books.Seriously. Say it again, and this time I want you to

Phonics

Decodable is not a 4-Letter Word

If you are a math teacher who is teaching multiplication to their students, what does their practice look like? Do you give them 25 problems where 15 review addition and subtraction, 5 are division (even though you haven’t taught that yet), and only 5 problems practice your target skill? OF COURSE YOU DON’T. You know that in order to be

Phonics, Teaching Tips

Teaching Heart Words

Sight words. High-frequency words. Red Words. Heart words. Who cares what they are called as long as your kids learn them, right? And to a certain degree you are right. But, I do think there are some key differences. So, let’s talk vocabulary and then get to the good stuff—how we teach them to our children. I used to think

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Decodable is not a 4-Letter Word

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