by Melinda | Jun 12, 2023 | Literacy
Teaching vowels doesn’t end with A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. Vowels can represent different sounds and spelling combinations. Students need to learn vowel teams to enhance their phonics skills and build reading fluency. There are lots of vowel combinations: oa as...
by Melinda | May 1, 2023 | Literacy
If you’re only using print products and traditional classroom instruction, your students are missing out. Blended learning strategies allow you to integrate technology into your literacy instruction — and that only benefits students. Think students have too much...
by Melinda | Apr 17, 2023 | Literacy
What are decodable books, and why are they crucial for beginning readers? Unlike leveled books that may incorporate unfamiliar phonics patterns, decodable books emphasize specific phonetic patterns to help young learners decode words. While both types of books can be...
by Melinda | Apr 3, 2023 | Literacy
It’s April … and that means it’s National Poetry Month in the U.S. National Poetry Month is a celebration of poets and poetry. The Academy of American Poets started this event in 1996. Since then, it’s grown to include millions of readers … students, teachers,...
by Melinda | Mar 20, 2023 | Literacy
A strong vocabulary is essential for reading and writing. Students need a broad vocabulary of regular and specialized words to excel in different academic subjects. They also need vocabulary for standardized testing. Teaching vocabulary explicitly, along with skills...
by Melinda | Feb 20, 2023 | Literacy
Testing season is coming … Are you ready? You can do several things to help your students prepare for and get through the testing season. 3 ways to get through testing season Make sure students are ready for the tests. We’ll talk about content in a minute, but...
