Decodable Books for structured literacy
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…
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10 Activities for Literacy Night success
Looking for some super FUN activities for literacy night at your school? How about a GLOW theme?! As part of my role of literacy coach this…
4 Ways to Fuel Students’ Love for Books
How do you help students fall in love with books? What kinds of things do you do to fuel their love of reading? Helping my students…
10 Independent Reading Time Ideas
Independent reading is a favorite time of the day in my classroom! My students love finding a cozy place to read and get lost in their…
Host a Book Bakery to Teach Reading Genres!
Hosting a Book Bakery in our classroom was the perfect way to introduce my students to reading genres! In first grade, each student is still discovering…
Fiction and Nonfiction Mini Lessons
Teaching little readers the difference between fiction and nonfiction text is important, fun, and interactive! In addition to identifying whether a text is fiction or nonfiction…