Mrs. Winter's Bliss

Ideas and resources to help you teach with BLISS!

What is Structured Literacy?

In this post, I answer the question, “what is structured literacy?” and explain how it is different from the whole language approach. I also share a FREE Science of Reading Toolkit that everything you need to get started with structured literacy in the kindergarten, first and second-grade classroom. As educators, teaching students how to read is one of our biggest and most important responsibilities. While it is not an easy task, we are ... read more

Information and Tips for Using a Sound Wall

This is a roundup post all about science of reading-aligned Sound Walls. Easily find all of the information, tips, and resources I have shared for using a Sound Wall in the kindergarten, first, and second-grade classroom. As we learn more from the science of reading, important instructional shifts are taking place in early elementary classrooms all around the world. One of the big changes we are seeing is a move away from traditional A-Z ... read more

Phonics Review Activities

In this post, I’m sharing digital and printable phonics review activities that will give kindergarten, first and second-grade students the cumulative practice they need to master the skills we teach. One of the biggest takeaways from my study of the science of reading is that, in addition to explicit and systematic instruction, students need extensive review and repetition in order to master the skills we teach them.  Most curriculums ... read more

Information and Tips for Using the Heart Word Method

This is a roundup post all about using the Heart Word Method to teach high-frequency sight words in kindergarten, first and second-grade classrooms. It is a place to easily find all of the information, tips, and resources I have shared about Heart Words. The science of reading has brought about a shift in the ways we teach our students their sight words.  No longer are we relying on flashcards and rote memorization. Instead, we are ... read more

Heart Word Center Activities

In this post, I'm sharing heart word center activities that will give kindergarten, first and second-grade students the cumulative practice and review they need to commit high-frequency sight words to memory. Lately, there has been a shift in the ways we teach students their sight words.  Instead of relying on flashcards and rote memorization, we are listening to what science tells us about how students learn to read. We are now ... read more

A Virtual Sound Wall for the Classroom

In this post, I discuss the benefits of using a sound wall in the classroom and share details about my Virtual Sound Wall with Mouth Photos, Audio and Personal Sound Wall Folders resource designed for kindergarten, first, and second grade teachers and students. As I've been studying and learning all I can about the science of reading and working to shift my instruction and resources to a structured literacy approach, one of the most ... read more

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