Learning vowels can be very challenging for our young readers and writers because they make different sounds in different words. Vowels can either make a short sound such as the /a/ sound in the word "cap" or a long sound, such as the /a/ in the word "lake". When reading, … [Read more...]
Using Hand Signals to Teach Short Vowel Sounds
Two years ago I was noticing a pattern when I was working with first grade students. I had groups of first graders who were very accurate with their short vowel sounds on the nonsense word fluency assessment of the DIBELS. At times, these kiddos would quickly make motions … [Read more...]
Response to Intervention: 8 Core Principles
This coming school year will be our 9th year of our Response to Intervention (RtI) initiative. Honestly, the years have passed so quickly and it’s hard for me to remember how we used to function before RtI. Not that everything is perfect now by any means, but RtI has become such … [Read more...]
How To Make A Blending Board
Ever since posting the video on how to use these blending cards to help students blend CVC words, I've been receiving emails asking for the directions on how to make the boards. The students at our Career Tech Center made blending boards for every kindergarten and first grade … [Read more...]
Eight Super Summer Sight Word Activities
Ahhhh-summer. Love those three months of sun and fun. I'm always a little worried, however, coming back to school hoping and hoping that not too many children fell victim to the "summer slide." Although school is not in session, summer offers tons of opportunities for … [Read more...]
Cookie Sheet Challenge Volume 3: Sight Words
Phew... It's finally done! It feels like we've been working on Cookie Sheet Challenge Volume 3 forever! I think that's because Kyle so wonderfully took the time to draw a unique picture for the nearly 55 sentences contained in the Sight Word Sentences activity. It was so well … [Read more...]
How to Make Vowel Sticks
It is so, so important that our kindergarteners and first graders learn those short vowel sounds. It's amazing how those five little letters can cause so much havoc in learning to read and write if learned incorrectly. The vowel sticks activity is a great activity to teach and … [Read more...]
Tribute to Teamwork
I am so very lucky to work with talented and caring teachers and administrators! Eight years ago we started our Response to Intervention (RtI) initiative within our Intermediate School District. I can not think of any other project that requires such a level of teamwork and … [Read more...]
How To Make a Flip Chute
Okay, you are probably wondering what in the world is this! I think it's called a "flip chute". I first saw this little contraption in my teacher friend Beth's third grade classroom in one of her literacy centers. She was having the students use the flip chute to identify … [Read more...]
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