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
Building Blocks of Reading: Fluency
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
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
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
Building Blocks of Reading: Phonics and Phonetic Decoding
For the love of LITERACY. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! What better way to celebrate than learning about phonics? But really, after you enjoy champagne with your honey (or your kitty - no judgement here!), we’ll be back in the classroom prepping kiddos to conquer reading with ease. We’ve ... read more
