As the end of the year approaches, students and teachers experience various emotions. For instance, both are eager for summer break and time to enjoy warm…
Learning how to read requires so much time, effort, and practice. During this process, students can become frustrated and overwhelmed. Often, this is due to seeing…
Teachers have a massive goal for each student: making sure they can read words fluently! Honestly, being a strong reader is an essential part of being…
Reading is hard! It is hard to learn and hard to teach. Students become frustrated over not knowing words and having to sound everything out. Additionally,…
Between learning short a, l blends, and digraphs, phonics instruction can make students feel like their heads are spinning! Honestly, there are so many phonics skills…
Learning to read is one of the most complex skills for elementary students. Between letter sounds, blends, articulation, and prosody, there is so much to process…
When students begin reading, they focus mainly on the words and illustrations. Therefore, they really don’t know anything about seeing how the characters grow and change…
It is heartbreaking to see students not believe in themselves. This often comes in the form of giving up, becoming frustrated, and wanting to cry. Teachers…