Guided reading time is my favorite part of the school day. You get to make a connection with your students and it is where I feel all the magic happens! The students reading skills really blossom in the small group center. Keeping track of data and setting goals for readers in small group always seemed […]
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One of my favorite parts of our literacy block is guided reading and independent phonics centers. I love getting to meet with students in small group It’s a time when my students get to apply the phonics skills they’ve been learning in a purposeful and independent way. Over the years, I’ve tried all kinds of
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Supercharge Your Reading Block with Phonics Mystery Pictures: A Fun, Science of Reading-Aligned Activity! As we kick off a new school year, it’s crucial to give students a strong start by reviewing key skills they learned the previous year. That’s why I dedicate the first three weeks of school to building classroom routines, teaching expectations,
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Reading group instruction for non-readers is so important. When I first started teaching kindergarten, it was a real struggle to figure out exactly what to do during that block of time. I now have found a routine that has helped me not feel overwhelmed, and has helped my pre-A readers become successful readers by the
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As teachers, it is hard for us to fit everything in to our jammed packed school days. Between math, reading ELD, and other requirements thrown in by administration, time is limited. In past years, direct phonemic instruction would get neglected on some days. Sometimes it was because we just ran out of time. Other days,
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I love to use picture books to reinforce skills in my classroom! Students love to be read to, and books can help students practice skills in a fun way. This list of phonemic awareness picture books has a wide variety engaging picture books to practice different phonemic awareness skills. Rhyming Books Rhyming books are fun
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Sight words are an important piece of early reading foundation. In the past sight words have mainly been taught by rote memorization, but recent research suggests that practicing these words in context can greatly enhance early literacy development. In this blog post I will tell you how I am giving my students multiple ways to
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Phonemic Awareness is my favorite skill to teach in my kindergarten classroom! It is such an important building block to grow successful readers. I try to incorporate phonemic awareness skills into my daily routines as much as I can. Here are ## ways that you can help your students practice phonemic awareness skills throughout your
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This summer I have made it my goal to encourage my second grade son to read more books. Here are three things that I have found helpful to get him to pick up a book and read!
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