Ideas and resources to help you teach with BLISS!
Did you know that as literate adults we have between 30,000 and 70,000 words we can read automatically, accurately, and effortlessly? These words are considered “sight words” because we instantly recognize them by sight. While reading these words feels effortless to us as adults, as teachers we know that sight word instruction and practice is so important for young readers! … Read More
Fun sight word apps (many free) are perfect for beginning readers to practice high frequency sight words on an iPad or other mobile device. One of the best and most important jobs we have as teachers to young learners is teaching them how to read. While there are many skills and strategies we use to do so, one that gets… Read More
Teaching students to read is one of the most important (and best!) responsibilities we have as teachers. While there are many skills and strategies we use to do so, one that gets a lot of time and attention is word recognition. Although not a substitute for the ability to decode (also important!), the ability to recognize some words automatically, or… Read More
As adults we likely don’t think twice about doing things like brushing our teeth, zipping a jacket, holding utensils or gripping a pencil, but surely in your classroom you have students who struggle with such tasks. That’s because these are all things that require well-developed fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are those that involve a refined use of the… Read More
Hey Friend! Today I have to speak from my teacher heart. It might be controversial. You might disagree. I might be wrong. Word walls. You know, the big bulletin boards that contain a collection of high-frequency sight words. Words that students encounter frequently in their reading and writing, as well as words they frequently misspell. If you are a K-2 teacher,… Read More
Hey Friend! How do your kids learn sight words? They are so tricky but so necessary for emergent readers to learn! As teachers we teach reading strategies like: look at the picture, sound it out, skip the tricky word and come back…THEN they encounter the word said…ugh! Next thing you know the reader is frustrated and loses all comprehension of… Read More
