Let’s set up the perfect reading table with resources and tools for family engagement! As we dive into the science of reading within our districts, schools,…
Plenty of deliberate and frequent practice is required to build the reading fluency skills of students learning to decode. What is deliberate practice? Deliberate practice is…
In this post, I’m sharing five meaningful phonics centers that are aligned to structured literacy classrooms. The keyword in that last sentence is the word meaningful….
Let’s chat about orthographic mapping today. Read the following words: dog, and, ocean, beautiful, story, significance. Could you do this quickly and without conscious effort? If…
Let’s integrate phonics and math skills in the classroom! Adding decoding practice directly into your math block will give students extra practice with phonics and fluency!…
Do you use decodable books in your classroom? When I made the sharp turn from balanced to structured literacy, a big concern of mine was acquiring…