In this post you'll learn about six syllable types and come to understand how teaching them to your students can help them decode and encode words. Get details about my Syllable Types Resource and grab a FREE syllable types activity perfect for first and second grade classrooms! Recently, I have taken a head first dive into the Science of Reading.  I’ve enrolled in Dr. Deb Glasers’ The Reading Teacher’s Top Ten Tools course and viewed the ... read more

In this post I'm sharing literacy center activities that will provide your kindergarten, first and second grade students with the cumulative phonics practice they need for mastery of the skills you have taught them. Effective phonics instruction follows the essential, evidence-based principles of quality instruction. It is based on the “I do, We do, You do” model. This means students receive direct instruction, have guided practice ... read more

In this post I share 5 literacy centers aligned to the Science of Reading. These low-prep, research-based literacy activities are ideal for kindergarten, first, and second grade students and classrooms. Be sure to download the freebies linked in this post! For too long it was thought that there were a variety of ways to teach children to read.  The Science of Reading has changed that assumption.  Decades of research now tell us that ... read more