Hi friends! It's been a while, but I'm excited to say that I have several posts coming soon. I have most of them half done. LOL! I know, I know, focus Sarah! I have had a lot of questions recently about syllable types and syllable division rules, so here we are! What are Syllable Types? There are 6 written syllable types used in English spelling (7 if you separate vowel digraphs and ... Read More about Syllable Types
What is the Schwa?
Good morning! Today I'm excited to write about the most common vowel sound that I never knew even existed. That's right, I got through high school, college, grad school, and several years of teaching and I had never heard of the schwa! I figured I'm probably not alone, so I wanted to take some time to blog about this. *Disclaimer* I am not a linguist, although I wish I was! I am not ... Read More about What is the Schwa?
Structured Literacy
This blog post goes into my interpretation of Structured Literacy and how I have applied to to my classroom and tutoring. I do not consider myself an expert, just sharing what I've learned/what I'm still learning. Update: I've had some requests for these slides so I am sharing the PDF and slides here. What is Structured Literacy? Structured Literacy is an instructional ... Read More about Structured Literacy
Phonics Assessments
Hello! This post is all about interpreting your phonics assessments to best meet the needs of your students. We can learn so much from these! I start with CVC words for beginning readers. This post mainly focuses on that, but the same ideas apply to advanced phonics skills. This is the first assessment I use at the beginning of first grade. This assessment uses nonsense words. This is ... Read More about Phonics Assessments
Reading Skills Snapshots
Happy Saturday! I know it's been a while, but I wanted to drop in real quick to share a little resource with you that you could use to communicate with parents. These Reading Skills Snapshots are informal assessments that I use during small group instruction. I use these as a communication tool for parents. I've used them during conferences and as something I send home each month. You could ... Read More about Reading Skills Snapshots
Phonics Intervention
After teaching first grade, I transitioned into a new role doing reading intervention. I absolutely. love. this. job. One thing I've really improved upon after taking this job is my phonics instruction. This post is really about reading intervention, but I titled it phonics intervention because so much of what I do for my students revolves around word study. As you probably know, phonics is ... Read More about Phonics Intervention
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