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…
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…
While there are not many weeks of school between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the days can take forever! Honestly, these can be some of the most challenging…
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…
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…
No teacher likes to hear the words assessment or data. Instead, they would rather focus on words like engagement and relationships. However, assessments are a huge…
Teachers know that phonics instruction is essential for teaching students how to read. Therefore, they spend hours developing creative lessons and activities to make phonics lessons…
Phonics skills create a solid foundation for students to become successful readers and writers. Honestly, they can handle many challenges when they understand how vowels, consonants,…
Phonemic awareness sets the foundation for being a strong reader and writer. Honestly, this involves much more than just learning the letters and the sounds they…