In this post, I explain the difference between consonant blends and consonant digraphs. I offer you tips for how to teach blends and digraphs and ... read more
How to Teach Blends and Digraphs
In this post, I explain the difference between consonant blends and consonant digraphs. I offer you tips for how to teach blends and digraphs and provide you with FREE blend and digraph word lists. Finally, I leave you with activities and resources you can use to help your students master blends and digraphs. The Science of Reading tells us that in order… Read More
How to Teach CVC Words
In this post, I share information about how and when to teach students CVC Words. I share a FREE printable CVC word list and finally, I offer FREE CVC activities and resources for you to use in your Kindergarten, first or second-grade classroom. CVC words, or consonant-vowel-consonant words, are some of the very first words we teach our young students… Read More
Tips for Teaching Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondences
In this post, I offer tips for teaching students phoneme-grapheme correspondence and explain how a sound wall can support this instruction. Then, I leave you with a free grapheme frequency chart that tells you what graphemes to teach for each phoneme. One of the first literacy skills students develop is the ability to match the phonemes (speech sounds) they hear… Read More
How to Help Students Master Phonics Skills
In this post, I share tips to help students master the phonics skills you teach and offer you details about my new Yearlong Phonics Cumulative Review Resource for Kindergarten, first, and second-grade students. It is the perfect phonics activities resource for Science of Readiing-aligned morning work or any other time when you want to give your students meaningful phonics review. … Read More
Setting up the Consonant Sound Wall
This is the second post in a series that explains how to set up a sound wall. This post focuses on the Consonant Sound Wall. I provide information about consonants, explain how to set up the consonant sound wall, and teach you why it is arranged in that way. Finally, I leave you with information and details about my new… Read More
What is a Vowel Valley Sound Wall?
This post is the first in a series that explains how to set up a sound wall. This post focuses on the Vowel Valley Sound Wall. I provide information about English vowels, explain how to set up the vowel valley, and teach you why it is set up in that way. Finally, I leave you with information and details about… Read More
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