In this post I’m sharing information about how a Sound Wall can support your explicit phonics instruction and offering you ideas for meaningful guided practice activities to use in your kindergarten, first and second grade classroom. Be sure download the FREE Dictation Paper so you can begin weekly dictation guided practice! Recently, I’ve begun learning more about how our students… Read More
5 Literacy Centers Aligned to the Science of Reading
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… Read More
A Sound Wall Teacher’s Guide: Lesson Plans and Activities
In this post I’m sharing details about my Sound Wall Teacher’s Guide. This resource was created as a companion to my science of reading-aligned Sound Wall, but it can be used with any sound wall or phonics scope & sequence. It is filled with information, lesson plans, and student activities you need to introduce and use a sound wall in your Kindergarten,… Read More
How and Why to Teach the Six Syllable Types
When we align our instruction to the Science of Reading, we know that teaching the six different syllable types to our students will help them decode bigger, more complex words and become more effective readers! In this post, you’ll get ideas for teaching the syllable types to your students, details about my Syllable Types and Syllable Division Resource, and FREE syllable… Read More
How to Set up a Sound Wall in Your Classroom
A sound wall is a way to organize and display the different sounds (or phonemes) we hear in speech. In this post I’ll share tips for how to set up a sound wall in the kindergarten, first or second grade classroom and share details about my virtual sound wall resource. Lately, I’ve been sharing a lot of information about Sound Walls. … Read More
Tips for Teaching Heart Words
In this post, I share 5 tips for teaching Heart Words in the classroom, a high-frequency words scope and sequence to guide you, and my Heart Words resource and activities to help kindergarten, first and second grade students learn sight words. Well guys, it turns out you actually CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Lately, I’ve been learning all… Read More