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Bringing Phonics to Life: Consonant Blends Oct 02, 2024

 

If you are the teacher (or parent!) of early readers, you know that the struggle is real when it ...

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Shining a Spotlight on Morphology Instruction Sep 24, 2024

 

The Science of Reading is at the forefront of many conversations these days, which is absolutely ...

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A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your Struggling Reader Sep 17, 2024

 

Knowing how to support your child’s reading development at home can be overwhelming. And let’s fa...

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Bringing Phonics to Life: Consonant Digraphs Sep 09, 2024

Before my Orton Gillingham training, I didn't think my students needed to know the technical vocabul...

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Bringing Phonics to Life: How to Teach Closed & Open Syllables Sep 04, 2024

Closed and open syllables are the first out of the six types of syllables that students should learn...

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Teaching Phonics from a Manual? Learn How to Bring it to Life! Aug 27, 2024

Are you required to teach phonics from a manual this year? As schools and states are switching to a ...

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10 Life Lessons From The Garden For This School Year Aug 13, 2024

1. Patience. Sometimes growth is slow and takes a ton of time, attention and nurturing. Sometimes yo...

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So, What Does a Science of Reading Lesson Plan Look Like? Aug 07, 2024

As teachers around the globe are gearing up for back-to-school, plans are being created left and rig...

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I Hate to be the One to Tell You This, but... (back to school is closer than you think) Jul 31, 2024

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but ... It's almost time to go back to school. You might have...

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The Hardest Working Letter: The Many Jobs of Silent E Jul 24, 2024

If you had to guess which letter of our alphabet is the hardest working, which would you pick? If yo...

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Ideas To Help Your Reluctant Reader Become A Bookworm (or at least not hate reading) Jul 16, 2024

Story Time! My 7 year old asked for my phone last night to make a video and instantly turned into a ...

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The Matthew Effect in Reading and How to Combat It Jul 09, 2024

Before I became a reading specialist, I'd been teaching 2nd grade and 3rd grade for 12 years. I had ...

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