Finding time for educational activities can be challenging, especially when you're constantly on the move. However, fostering phonemic awareness—the ability to recognize and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words—is crucial for developing strong literacy skills. Fortunately, there are plenty of on-the-go phonemic awareness activities that can seamlessly fit into your busy schedule as a ... Read More about Boost Your Literacy on the Go by Practicing These Phonemic Awareness Activities
Why You Should Teach Nonsense Words to Build Reading Fluency
When teaching students how to read, the idea of deliberately teaching nonsense words might seem pointless. However, there's a method to this madness. Teaching nonsense words is pivotal in developing a child's foundational reading skills. This blog post will explore the importance of why you should teach nonsense words to build reading fluency. What is a Nonsense Word? A nonsense word is a ... Read More about Why You Should Teach Nonsense Words to Build Reading Fluency
How to Progress from Learning Letters to Reading CVC Words
Learning how to read marks the start of a lifelong skill, beginning with mastering the alphabet and advancing to blending and reading CVC words. An important milestone of reading is the transition from recognizing individual letters to seamlessly blending consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. In this blog post, I will share how to bridge the gap between letter recognition to reading CVC words and ... Read More about How to Progress from Learning Letters to Reading CVC Words
Empowering Young Learners: Building Student Independence in Kindergarten
In today's fast-paced world, it is more important than ever to empower young learners and foster their independence from an early age. Kindergarten is a crucial stage where children begin their educational journey, and it is essential to cultivate their confidence and self-reliance during this foundational period. By nurturing independence in Kindergarten, we set the stage for lifelong success. ... Read More about Empowering Young Learners: Building Student Independence in Kindergarten
Why Teaching Syllables is Important for Developing Reading Skills
One of the first phonological awareness skills that many Pre-K or Kindergarten educators teach is counting syllables. We say a multi-syllabic word and have our students clap it out, counting the syllables. But have you ever asked yourself, "Why are we teaching this skill?" Teaching children syllable awareness is an early step toward teaching more complex language skills, like morphology and ... Read More about Why Teaching Syllables is Important for Developing Reading Skills
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