Ideas and resources to help you teach with BLISS!
In this post, I share information about how word study units differ from traditional spelling units. I explain the importance of word study and discuss how it helps students become better readers and writers. Finally, I leave you with details about my SoR-aligned, NO PREP, weekly Word Study Units for kindergarten, first, second and third-grade students. Do you teach spelling… Read More
Meaningful word study instruction and spelling practice are so important for students, but it can take a lot of time to plan and prep! To help you out I’m sharing 12 FREE, NO PREP, printable and digital Spelling Activities for K-2 students. I’m also sharing details about my Year-Long Weekly Word Study Resource that offers weekly word lists, practice activities,… Read More
In this post, I share steps for how to begin using a science of reading-aligned sound wall in your classroom. You’ll get details about my own SoR-aligned phoneme sound wall resource with mouth articulation photos perfect for kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms. Word walls have been around for as long as most of us can remember! While I think… Read More
This post is the first in a two part series on using sound walls in the classroom. Here I share general information about phoneme sound walls, discuss how a sound wall is different from a word wall and how sound walls help students learn to read, write and spell. Sound walls…. It’s likely your literacy coach has mentioned them, you’ve… Read More
In this post, I share a weekly word study instructional routine for kindergarten, first and second grade students and offer a variety of phonics activities students can do throughout the week to practice the skills you teach. Let’s be honest, how many times in your own schooling did you find yourself cramming information for an exam only to forget all… Read More
Elkonin boxes are an excellent phonics intervention strategy. Use these free blank templates of elkonin boxes with students who are learning to segment & blend phonemes while building a relationship to spelling words. One of the biggest jobs we have as early elementary school teachers is teaching children how to read, but it is no easy task! Did you know… Read More
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