Contributed by Guest Author: Teigan Margetts, Co-Founder, Ethicool Whether your little one is starting school for the very first time or simply settling into a new grade, the first few weeks and months of a term can be a little nerve-wracking. Do I like my teacher?...
Is your literacy teaching guided by the science of reading? Twenty years of research have shown what works and what doesn’t in reading intervention. Teachers who learned to read themselves using whole language, balanced literacy, or the 3-cue system or learned to...
Word work is just what it sounds like—students actively engage in working with words. It sounds simple, but word work activities encompass a lot: Working with phonics sounds or patterns Learning high-frequency words Practicing reading, writing, and spelling words...
Does your literacy center need a refresh? I know you’re always updating materials to match particular areas of learning and to make sure students have enough to do. Sometimes it’s helpful to step back and look at your materials with fresh eyes to see what you might...
Phonemic awareness is being able to recognize and manipulate individual phonemes in words. Phonemic awareness is tied closely to reading, so it’s essential for kids to develop phonemic awareness. One way to develop phonemic awareness is to practice the skills of...
Are you collecting phonics progress monitoring data because you have to — or are you making the most of it? A good progress monitoring process makes data collection easy and efficient, but it goes beyond data collection sheets. You need a simple, consistent way to...
