Mrs. Winter's Bliss - Resources For Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade

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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 with the graphemes (letters and letter combinations) they ... 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.  In a structured literacy k-2 classroom, systematic ... 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 Sound Wall Course which teaches you how and why to use a sound wall in your classroom. Sound Walls are one of the most ... 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 my new Sound Wall Course which teaches you how and why to use a sound wall in your classroom. The science of reading is changing ... read more

FREE Phonics Skills Continuum for K-2

In this post, I share a FREE phonics skills continuum for Kindergarten, first, and second grade to help you with Science of Reading-aligned report card comments.  This resource, which also includes FREE parent letters about the science of reading, serves as a communication tool for relaying information to caregivers about a student’s progress with the phonics skills you have taught.   I often hear from teachers who need help ... read more

The 8 Jobs of Silent e

In this post, I explain the 8 jobs of silent e. Knowledge of these spelling rules will help your students become better readers and writers. Finally, I leave you with a free Jobs of Silent e teaching poster for your classroom and information about a phonics guidebook that will help provide you with explanations of common English spelling patterns. Studies find that the more a teacher understands how English spelling works, the more likely it ... read more

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