Listening with Phonological Awareness is about listening for sounds and discriminating the sounds. I was talking to a new teacher and she was frustrated by all the *NEW* stuff they were required to do in small group. She didn't feel…
Punctuation is important. It's important for clarity, understanding, and fluency. It effects voice and comprehension. It changes a situation with intonation and inflection. I was reminded of this when I was eating my favorite donuts. Donuts? The best…
Centers are the best. I love being part of the kindergarten team at my school. Having been in kindergarten the majority of my 25 years in teaching, deciding it was time to move into a Reading Specialist position was hard. …
What didn't work... Listening Center used to be the bane of my existence... finding a new book every week… making sure it wasn’t too long… making sure the tape worked… making sure I had multiple copies… making sure the headphones…
Independent Centers are ready Week 4. I promise. We are starting centers this week in my school. We don't start until after Labor Day, so we are only in Week 4. Our kindergarten teachers have worked hard this week…