Activities With VCCV Words
VCCV words are usually the first multisyllabic words you teach in your Orton-Gillingham lesson plans. These word lists are a bit easier for students because…
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Teaching Jobs of Y
If you were to write a job description for yourself, chances are it would be full of many varied types of tasks of varying complexities….
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Tips for Teaching Soft G Sounds
Although the hard sound for g is more common than the soft sound, eventually the soft sound becomes necessary to learn and master. Many children…
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Tips for Teaching Hard and Soft C Sounds
Letter names can often be confusing for young children just learning to read and can make learning sounds more challenging. Have you ever had a…
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Children’s Books About The History of The English Language
At some point in their learning, you may hear one or more of your students shake their heads and ask, “Why is English so difficult?”…
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Tips for Teaching Nonsense Words
What are nonsense words? Nonsense words are words that follow the patterns and rules of English, but are not actual words. Just like real words,…
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Simple Outdoor Literacy Activities to Boost Skills Over the Summer
I still get a bit of the thrill of anticipation that I did as a child looking forward to summer vacation. However, this break from…
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Voiced and Voiceless Sounds in The English Language
Have you ever noticed students having difficulty not only with visually similar letters such as b and d, but also having difficulty with letter sounds…
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What’s So Important About the Alphabetic Principle?
What is the alphabetic principle? To start, let’s come to a common understanding of what we mean by the alphabetic principle. This is not just…
