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…
Phonics is a key aspect of students becoming readers and writers. Honestly, strong phonics instruction allows students to gain the confidence to read words and learn…
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,…
Reading instruction in a classroom with students at various reading levels can definitely be challenging. If you follow a basal program, the text levels for each…
The Astrobrights Paper Colorize Your Classroom Challenge is back, and I’m thrilled to be teaming up with Astrobrights for this campaign. Studies show that color can increase memory…