In this post, I share the 7 best phonics apps (many FREE) for beginning readers to practice phonics skills. You’ll also get details about my No PREP Printable and Digital Yearlong Phonics Activities Bundle. Finally, be sure to download the FREE sample that includes a variety of phonics skills practice activities for kindergarten, first and second grade students! As K-2 teachers, we… Read More
Decodable Texts vs. Leveled Readers
In this post, I discuss the difference between decodable texts and early leveled readers. I explain when students should move from decodable to leveled texts and share information about my decodable passages and decodable books with comprehension questions Finally, I leave you with FREE decodable passages and 5 FREE decodable books you can use for small group instruction or literacy… Read More
The Best No-Prep Phonics Activities
In this post, I share my information about what to look for in a phonics resource and share my No PREP Printable and Digital Yearlong Phonics Activities Bundle. It is a Science of Reading aligned resource that gives kindergarten, first and second-grade students the phonics practice they need to master the phonics and spelling skills you teach. Finally, I share a… Read More
What is Orthographic Mapping?
In this post, I answer the question “what is orthographic mapping” and share details about my own Word Mapping Bundle, a resource that promotes orthographic mapping. Finally, I share FREE CVC Word Mapping activities that provide guided instruction practice or make a perfect literacy center or independent activity for kindergarten, first, or second-grade students. We have long known that word recognition is… Read More
How to Help Struggling Readers
Every classroom has students who struggle to learn how to read. The Science of Reading tells us that to help these students our instruction must be explicit and systematic. In this post, I explain what it means for instruction to be explicit and systematic and then offer you Science of Reading-aligned reading resources to help your struggling readers Be sure… Read More
Getting Started with the Science of Reading
In this post, I share free resources for learning about the science of reading. I offer my favorite videos, podcasts, and books about the science of reading, as well as my FREE Science of Reading toolkit that offers resources to help you put this new learning into action in kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms! Each day, I receive smart… Read More
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