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Rhyme and Alliteration

Rhyme and alliteration are pieces of the phonological awareness pie. Confession time…I hate teaching rhyme and alliteration. There, I said […]

Counting syllables in words helps make read-alouds enjoyable. When students read in class, do they struggle with pronouncing

Counting words in sentences is the most basic phonological skill. How many times have you read a student’s

When I taught high school, I had several students who were weak in foundational reading skills. After only

The ability to discriminate between the beginning, middle, and ending sounds helps students progress faster in phonics skills.

Segmenting phonemes is an important skill, that is often overlooked. Segmenting phonemes in words is another one of

Does teaching blending phonemes matter? What is blending phonemes? This is an important piece of phonemic awareness. About

All students learn a little bit differently. Let’s figure out how to account for these learning differences in classrooms. I

Students who have experienced trauma pose a unique challenge in classrooms. Trauma is an emotional response to something horrible that

Building relationships with students is an important part of helping them progress throughout the school year. While I