Reading & Writing

The Best Way to Teach Letters & the Alphabet

05/27/2021

Let's be honest for just a moment... the amount of skills that kids are learning to prepare them to read is mind boggling. There are so many pre-requisites that help set children up to become independent readers - and not just prove they are able to read at a certain level. Building phonological ... read more

How to Boost Reading Success by Building Print Awareness

05/16/2021

Have you ever asked yourself what you can do with your pre-readers to help set them up for success on their reading journey? If that sounds like you, I've got great news for you! There are actually a number of things that you can practice with your students BEFORE they are reading to build ... read more

Building Blocks of Reading: Fluency

03/08/2021

Oh my y’all! This exploration of the building blocks of reading has certainly flown by. How are we already on the final post? Wait, it’s March?! Whaaaaa?? My goodness, 2021 is speeding by! We’re approaching the top of the hill friends! As we head toward the pinnacle of the building blocks ... read more

Building Blocks of Reading: Orthographic Mapping

03/04/2021

Hey y’all! This week we’re continuing our building blocks series with an essential fluency skill. Once students have mastered letter knowledge, understand syllables and phonemes, and are decoding regularly using phonics, they unknowingly begin a process known as Orthographic Mapping. If ... read more

Building Blocks of Reading: Phonemic Awareness

02/22/2021

Welcome back to the Building Blocks of Reading y’all! We began in January with rhyming and alliteration, then moved onto letter knowledge. We built upon that foundation with intermediate phonological awareness (complex challenges like sentence segmenting, syllables, onset and rime), and last week ... read more