by Melinda | Nov 28, 2022 | Literacy
If you teach grades 7–12, you may think your students don’t need phonics, but if kids struggle with reading, they need reading intervention to get them up to speed, even in the older grades. Because at this age, students are reading to learn, they need support in...
by Melinda | Nov 14, 2022 | Literacy
You’ve probably heard somebody say, “I’m so dyslexic!” when they misread something or flip around letters. But what is dyslexia, really? Let’s sort some dyslexia facts from dyslexia myths. Dyslexia is a common term for a specific learning disability in reading....
by Melinda | Oct 17, 2022 | Literacy, Time Saving Tips
Do you have a print rich classroom? Let’s talk about what a print rich classroom is, why it matters, and how you can easily create a print rich environment. What is a print rich environment? A print rich environment contains different texts that use print for various...
by Melinda | Oct 3, 2022 | Literacy
Fall, winter, spring, summer — each season has its own vibe. We associate different holidays, images, and even colors with each season. Connecting with the seasons is one way to keep kids engaged. That might look like harvest themed bulletin boards or snowflake name...
by Melinda | Sep 19, 2022 | Literacy
CVC words or consonant-vowel-consonant words are some of the first words we teach new readers and spellers. These words are generally easier to segment and blend, and students develop skills that help them with more complex phonemes and words. CVC words are not...
by Melinda | Aug 22, 2022 | Literacy
Systematic synthetic phonics teaches students to link sounds and symbols. In other words, they connect phonemes to graphemes or sounds to letters. It’s called synthetic phonics because students learn to link the sounds and written symbols and then blend or synthesize...
