Making Words (Word Manipulation)
Teachers work tirelessly to help students become strong readers and writers. They create hands-on lessons, provide small group instruction, and meet students where they are. At…
Reading
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Phonics Intervention Ideas
Phonics is a crucial component of early literacy education. This is especially true for first-grade students developing their reading and writing skills. Since every student will…
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Comprehension using Text Evidence
When students read, they are not just reading the words on the page. They are reading for meaning. The goal is to understand what the words…
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presidents’ Day ActiviTies
When students hear the words “President’s Day,” they often think about an extra day off school. However, they must know the reason behind the day. It…
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Monthly Poems
Building fluency in students takes a lot of practice, patience, and perseverance. However, all the work involved is worth it, as students need to be fluent…
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New Things To Try In the New year
As the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, people make new resolutions and goals for their personal lives. However, teachers also have students do this before…
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Favorite Phonics Activities
Phonics instruction is crucial in developing the reading and writing skills of our students. With the right lessons and activities, students do not memorize words. Instead,…
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October Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages
Honestly, there are not enough words to describe how hard it is to teach students to read. Since everyone picks up decoding, blending, and segmenting at…
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Phonics Assessments
When many teachers were in elementary school themselves, they learned to read by memorizing words and reading pictures. However, reading instruction is much different today! There…
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1st Grade Phonics Curriculum
Students build the foundation for the rest of their lives during elementary school. For instance, they start by learning letters and transition into writing words. Then,…
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Daily Word Fluency Cards
Learning to read fluently is really hard! Students have to apply many skills, such as decoding and phonemic awareness, as they read each line. On top…
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Word Play
When learning to read and write, students often work in a similar progression. For instance, they begin learning individual letters and sounds. Then, they work on…
