Successive blending is a great instructional strategy to use in the early stages of reading instruction, particularly for those who have difficulty blending sounds to read words. This technique helps students gradually combine individual phonemes or sounds in a word to build fluency, accuracy, and confidence in reading. What Is Successive Blending?Successive blending is a phonics strategy that ... Read More about Successive Blending: A Decoding Strategy
The Science of Reading in Your Classroom
It's been exciting to see the Science of Reading spreading over the past few years! The science of reading is a body of research investigating how children learn to read and which instructional approaches are most effective. The research spans over 50 years! This information has been there, but for some reason, it is just recently being translated into practice. Thanks to Emily Hanford's articles ... Read More about The Science of Reading in Your Classroom
Teaching Silent Letters
Teaching silent letters can be tricky! Silent letters appear all throughout the English language. The most common combinations are wr, kn, gn, and mb. Although I’ve seen that it is common to teach these all at once as “ghost letters”, I actually teach silent letters at different times. Surprisingly, students do tend to catch on very quickly to silent letters. In this blog post, we'll explore ... Read More about Teaching Silent Letters
Teaching Morphology to Beginning Readers
As you know, teaching sound-symbol associations, spelling patterns, and syllable constructions is essential for reading success. When I first got into what we call The Science of Reading, my main focus was integrating more phonics. Then, I started learning a bit about morphology and over the years I have been figuring out how to put it all together. I am now totally convinced that we need to teach ... Read More about Teaching Morphology to Beginning Readers
Understanding Morphology: Part 1
This morphology post has been a long time coming! I have started and stopped so many times because it feels so big! I have had an interest in morphology for years and have slowly been developing my understanding of morphology and dabbling with how to incorporate morphology in the elementary classroom. I’ve always been hesitant to complete and publish this post because I still don’t have all the ... Read More about Understanding Morphology: Part 1
Organizing Phonics Materials
One of the biggest challenges I face as a teacher is figuring out how to organize all of my materials! Creating phonics resources to use with my students actually brings me so much joy, but finding a way to organize and store them sometimes takes the wind out of my sail. Over the years, I've tried many different phonics storage solutions! I think I found a system that works for me, based on my ... Read More about Organizing Phonics Materials
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