Phonics Games: 5 Fun and Effective Games in K-1

Phonics Games are the ticket for engagement and involvement. As primary educators, we know that young learners thrive when they’re actively engaged, especially when play is involved. Integrating games into phonics instruction not only reinforces foundational literacy skills but also…

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Phonemic Awareness: Step 6 Helping Students Thrive with Phonemes
Phonemic Awareness: Phonological Awareness Step 6 Empowers Students with Manipulating Phonemes

Phonemic Awareness: Step 6 Helping Students Thrive with Phonemes

Let's wrap this up with Phonemic Awareness. As mentioned before, Phonological Awareness is oral and students need to understand letters and sounds before the symbols are added. Previously, we have looked at matching beginning (alliteration) and ending (rhyming) sounds...moved to…

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An Absolute Intervention for Struggling Writers: Stoplight Writing Really Works

Do you need an intervention for students struggling with spelling words confidently? This is it. Stoplight writing is something students can hang on to. Teaching emergent readers to write can be far more complicated than you think. Writing words involves,…

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Thanksgiving Fun: Unlock the Mystery of r-Controlled Vowels!

This silly r-controlled poem is one for the turkeys. Students will giggle as they discover r-controlled vowels throughout this poem. Control at Thanksgiving? Thank goodness I'm not talking about Thanksgiving dinner...or pumpkin pie.   There simply isn't much control when it…

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