These rhyming ice cream cones have certainly been a hit with our little preschoolers and kindergarteners! The activity is easily differentiated as you can choose how many rhyming cones and scoops to use. For those kiddos just learning the concept of rhyme, you'll likely want to … [Read more...]
Fostering Thoughtful Literacy
If you’ve been following my blog for awhile now, you may know that I actually enjoy reading professional articles and books. Last year I came across Richard Allington’s article "What Really Matters When Working With Struggling Readers" in the April 2013 of The Reading Teacher. … [Read more...]
Spring Themed Sight Word Game Boards
Oh my…. spring is just around the corner. It certainly has been a long, hard winter. Creating these spring-themed activities really lightens the mood. I asked my fabulous artist, Kyle, to create 4 different spring/summer themed game boards and she really out-did herself. I … [Read more...]
Vision and Reading Difficulties
It happened again. I’m reviewing a file of a student having difficulty learning to read and there it is! A recording of three failed school vision screenings. I would love to say that this is an isolated incident, but unfortunately, all too often we seem to overlook … [Read more...]
Multiple Meaning Words- Ice Cream Scoops
When I was a Speech/Language Pathologist I used to love to teach multiple word meanings. When students understand that a word can have a different meaning depending upon it's use in oral or written language, their comprehension improves. There are a lot ways to help students … [Read more...]
Parent Handouts- Phonemic Awareness, Sight Words, Oral Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension
So it's almost mid-year conference time. Parents often ask for ideas for helping their child at home. Here are few handouts that can come in handy. I've developed handouts for each area of literacy. Each handout briefly explains the area of literacy and then ideas helping … [Read more...]
Flipping Pancakes!
It's important to add a little variety into our small group instruction and into our literacy center activities. Sometimes just adding a little twist to a drill and practice activity can do the trick. The Flipping Pancakes activity is super easy to make and guaranteed to keep … [Read more...]
Motivating Struggling Readers
This is a post about helping children to become better readers- I promise. Before we talk about reading, however, I’d like to share with you a story about the love-hate relationship that I have with my guitar. Yep, that’s right- my guitar. Fifteen years ago I was a … [Read more...]
Teaching Students to Blend Words
Blending sounds into words--what an exciting step in learning to read. Once students know a few consonants and vowels, we can begin to teach them how to blend those sounds into meaningful words. Blending, for some students, is a challenge. Do you have students who know their … [Read more...]
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