When teaching reading, it is essential to know a student’s reading level. Knowing whether a student is reading on an independent level (95%), an instructional level (90%-94% accuracy), or reading below level (89% accuracy or below) guides my instruction accordingly so that I can appropriately challenge a student to move toward their… Read More
When I went into the second grade classrooms of a couple of our teachers in our school, I was just wowed at all the different seating options they offered. So with their permission, I can pass on these novel seating arrangements. These are great options for so many reasons. First,… Read More
I have a Hewlett Packard 3520 Printer and brand ink for this printer is really expensive. So when I discovered that this off-brand ink worked well for my printer, I was thrilled! Now I am excited when I get to print in color! It’s cheap and I get to print… Read More
This reading unit provides 86 word lists of vowel digraphs and vowel diphthongs syllable type words. Also, a master word list is included and can be used as a quick reference. A vowel digraph or vowel diphthong is one of the six types of syllables in reading. The lists in… Read More
This reading unit provides 49 word lists of the open syllable type words. Also, a master word list is included that can be used as a quick reference. An open syllable is one of the six types of syllables in reading. The lists in this unit include words spelled using… Read More
This reading unit provides 85 word lists of the Vowel-Consonant-e syllable type words. Also, a master list of all the words is included to be used as a quick reference. Vowel-Consonant-e syllable is one of the six types of syllables in reading. The lists in this unit include words spelled… Read More
Reading Closed Syllable Words Closed syllable is the first syllable type a teacher teaches when students are beginning to learn to read. This step in reading takes place once we know students mastered letter i.d. and letter sounds and can write their alphabet [both upper/lower case]. Therefore, assessing these areas… Read More
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Scooping a word is the same as dividing the word into syllables. Syllables can be divided by saying them orally or by using a pencil and paper. If we orally divide a word into syllables, we usually clap the word out. For example, if we orally divided the syllables of… Read More
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