Education resources for parents and teachers
Learn how to boost reading comprehension in today's video blog post! It's time for another video blog post! This time we dive into comprehension. Watch the video to learn: How to use think alouds to improve students' understanding of a text How to ask the right questions How to teach students to monitor their comprehension How to choose appropriate reading response activities Useful links: Teaching with ... Read More
Phonemic awareness is the ability to play with individual sounds in words - and it's crucial for reading success! Learn more about phonemic awareness, how it differs from phonics and phonological awareness, AND how to teach it! Freebie mentioned in the video ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for joining me for another video blog post! Today's video shares 8 ways to build fluency in grades K-5 (and beyond!). Links mentioned in the video: Video blog post: What you need to know about sight words My page of phonics printables Reading Fluency Table from Reading A to Z Shel Silverstein's poetry books: Falling Up, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic Jack ... Read More
Are you here to learn how to teach high frequency words? You're in the right place! What are sight words? Traditionally, when teachers say "sight words" they are referring to high frequency words that children should know by sight. We often define sight words as words that kids can't sound out - words like the, for example. However, reading researchers have a different definition of sight words. ... Read More
Want to know how to teach synthesizing? This lesson is easy ... and it works! This post contains affiliate links. Have you been following along with the reading comprehension series that I'm doing with This Reading Mama? Each week, we show you how to teach a reading comprehension strategy with a particular picture book. Here's what we've shared so far! Setting a purpose for readingwith Surprising Sharks ... Read More
Thank you so much for joining me for another video blog post! In this video I share the best practices for reading aloud to kids of all age levels. I do apologize that my voice doesn't match the audio exactly. Just listen if that bothers you. ;) Links I mention in the video: Mega list of rhyming books What Do We Do All Day's list of chapter books to read aloud to preschoolers My post about interactive ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. Welcome to the second in my summer series of video blog posts! In this video I share important do's and don'ts for teaching handwriting to young learners. Watch the video to learn: how to get kids ready for handwriting (before worksheets!) which letters to begin with how to correct a poor pencil grasp how to help left-handed writers.... and more! Links I refer to in the ... Read More
Looking for a fun way to teach the strategy of determining importance? Let's dive in! This post contains affiliate links. Have you been following along with the collaborative blog series I'm doing with Becky Spence of This Reading Mama? Each week, we've shown you how to teach a specific reading comprehension strategy with picture books. Today I'm tackling one of the tougher ones ... determining importance. If you ... Read More
Top 5 Tips for Teaching the Alphabetto Preschoolers & Kindergartners Do you have questions about teaching the alphabet to kids in preschool and kindergarten? I've answered the five most common questions that I receive in the following video: When should we begin teaching the alphabet? In what order should we teach the letters? Should we start with upper or lowercase? Should we teach letter names or sounds ... Read More
Today's post will show you how to teach visualizing with picture books! This post contains affiliate links. Today I'm sharing another way to teach comprehension strategies with picture books. It's part of the collaborative blog series that I'm doing with This Reading Mama. Up next? Visualizing! Visualizing is the ability to hear (or read) a story and have a mental image of the text. I grabbed a copy of the ... Read More
