Teaching the 2 Sounds of G: Hard G and Soft G + FREE Charts
|

Teaching the 2 Sounds of G: Hard G and Soft G + FREE Charts

While it’s easy to hear the difference between the hard G and soft G sounds, many readers don’t know why G can make two different sounds. It can be tricky to teach students about the different sounds of G. In this blog post, I will share some tips on how to teach your students the difference…

6 Effective Decoding Strategies For Beginning and Struggling Readers

6 Effective Decoding Strategies For Beginning and Struggling Readers

As a teacher, you know that decoding strategies are essential for all readers. But what are the best ways to teach these strategies? And how can you make sure they’re effective? Check out these tips and ideas for decoding strategies for beginning and struggling readers! What is decoding? Decoding is the term for sounding out…

How To Teach Glued Sounds (Welded Sounds) + Freebies!
|

How To Teach Glued Sounds (Welded Sounds) + Freebies!

Have you ever heard of glued sounds before? These tricky chunks can be hard for struggling readers but there are some easy and foolproof ways to help your students learn glued sounds. In this post, I explain what glued sounds are and exactly how to teach them. What are glued sounds? Glued sounds are chunks…

The Best Reading Manipulatives + Freebies!!
| | |

The Best Reading Manipulatives + Freebies!!

Whether you’re new to teaching reading or you’re a seasoned educator, you know that using manipulatives in your reading instruction is important. Reading manipulatives help students of all ages engage with the text, build fluency, and develop comprehension skills. There are a lot of different reading manipulatives out there, so it can be tough to…