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Phonological Awareness Versus Phonics

Phonological Awareness versus Phonics Before we get into the nitty gritty details about phonological awareness versus phonics, check out my […]

Drilling down to basics means we figure out the most basic skill deficit and fix that. There are

In education, we talk a lot about achievement or learning gaps, but what is this really? And is it really

Onset Rime is just the breaking up of the first sound or phoneme in the word from the rest of

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

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

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

Programs or magic pills don’t create progress, it is relationships which determine progress for students. There are many

What if there was an easier way to keep our caseloads organized and under control? When I first