CVC is the beginning…but CAN’T be the End! Let’s write BIG words in 4 Steps!
CVC is the beginning of a beginner students writing. We can't hold them back. We need to encourage them to build bigger words with cvc components.
3 Fun CVC Activities for Practicing Word Building
CVC Activities for Word Building are the foundation of all spelling. Students need to practice word building over and over and over! Providing a variety of CVC word building activities will help students make solid letter/sound associations, understand letter order…
3 New Steps to Confidently Teaching Opinion Writing to Early Learners
Opinion Writing isn't as hard as you think. It's all about routine and teaching them how to tell what they like. Follow these steps to confidently teach! Students in the elementary grades are tasked with writing opinion paragraphs. Teachers are nervous…
Small Group Instruction: 4 Absolutes for Mastering Lessons
Small Group Instruction is important. Really important. I am a control freak when it comes to many different things, but I am REALLY a control freak when it comes to small group. I have a passion for readers and writers…
Centers: The Ultimate Independent Literacy Block as Easy as 1, 2, 3
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. …