Up & Away Literacy's Blog | Raising Up Readers

Big Words Bootcamp: A Multisyllabic Mission Nov 19, 2024

Are you looking for ways to make teaching syllable division strategies more engaging for your stu...

Bringing Phonics to Life: Closed Syllable Exceptions Nov 13, 2024

You know when the holidays come around and you make a few, or maybe a ton, of exceptions when it com...

Facts About Fluency & How to Help Your Reader Become Fluent Oct 16, 2024

It is very likely that you’ve been reading with your child, or your students, and thought, “Final...

Help! My Child Can't Blend Sounds to Read Words Oct 08, 2024

Recently, a parent reached out to us, concerned that her first grader is struggling to blend sounds ...

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 ...

Heart Words... and a Freebie! Oct 19, 2021

When the heart sunglasses are on, that can only mean one thing.... it's time to learn new heart wo...