In this post, I explain the difference between consonant blends and consonant digraphs. I offer you tips for how to teach blends and digraphs and provide you with FREE blend and digraph word lists. Finally, I leave you with activities and resources you can use to help your students master blends and digraphs. The Science of Reading tells us that in order… Read More
How to Teach CVC Words
In this post, I share information about how and when to teach students CVC Words. I share a FREE printable CVC word list and finally, I offer FREE CVC activities and resources for you to use in your Kindergarten, first or second-grade classroom. CVC words, or consonant-vowel-consonant words, are some of the very first words we teach our young students… Read More
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… 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. … 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. … 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… Read More
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