Main Idea, Details, and Summary – the Difference When teaching students about the main idea(s), details, and summary, I use a wet sponge illustration. A wet sponge holds the story or passage, which includes the main idea(s), details, and summary. Squeeze the water, the details from the sponge. Then the main… Read More
Online Tutoring for Reading I am excited to offer online tutoring for reading that is easily accessible and affordable. Today’s technology makes it so convenient for tutoring to happen virtually. Online conferencing and the sharing of content via email works just as well as meeting in person. Since it’s web-based, travel… Read More
It’s Time to Read Final Stable Syllables It’s May and it is time to read Final Stable Syllables if your child is in first grade or above. When first introducing Final Stable Syllables only teach the Final Stable -le sound. I prepared this Final Stable Syllables notebook to use with my kiddos… Read More
It’s Time to Read Open Syllable Words April is the time for second graders to read Open Syllables. Second grade is the grade that takes on teaching all six syllable types. I prepared these Open Syllables activities to teach to my kiddos over Zoom during this time of distance learning. So I wanted to share them… Read More
Time to Teach Vowel Teams Now that March is here, it is time to teach Vowel Teams, and I usually teach these syllable types through mid-April. By this time students have worked on Vowel Teams for 6 weeks. At that point, spring break is here, and it is the perfect time… Read More
A Running Record A running record is a simple assessment that a teacher administers one-on-one with a student to determine their developmental reading level. Credit goes to Marie Clay for designing this effective reading tool for us. [http://scholastic.ca/education/movingupwithliteracyplace/pdfs/grade4/runningrecords.pdf] READING BEHAVIORS ASSESSED There are many reading behaviors to be considered on… Read More
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The Schwa Sound – The Third Sound of Vowels When teaching reading, it is quite common for teachers to not know about the schwa sound and therefore, not know to teach it. When a student is attempting to figure out the vowel sound in a word, and the vowel doesn’t… Read More
The holidays are fast approaching, and that in itself is unbelievable! I hope your school year is going well. Mine is – just so busy! In reading, I am getting ready to move from teaching Vowel-Consonant-e words to r-Controlled syllables. So thinking that you may be in the same place… Read More
Reading Tools in a Box is a box of reading materials that organizes teaching reading in the most simplistic way. I know when I was a younger teacher, I thought reading was teaching all the phonic rules that I could possibly squeeze in for the year. I never realized that… Read More
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