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This post about C+LE syllable division is the next in our series on syllable division. The easiest and most common type of syllable division is the division between consonants. The next most common are V/CV syllable division and VC/V, also discussed previously. Check out the previous posts in this series: Syllable Division Between Consonants 7…
There are many reasons to teach syllable division rules. Your students need a procedure to help them tackle long multisyllabic words. Mastering syllable division helps your students to access a much wider variety of printed material. The easiest and most common type of syllable division is division between consonants. In this post, we’ll look at…
This introduction to cursive handwriting practice will provide your students with a wide variety of fine motor tasks and cursive stroke practice. Using a multisensory approach, this resource provides tips and activities to build a solid foundation for cursive handwriting.
Write your Orton-Gillingham lesson plans and you will be ready to go with this extensive bundle of multisensory games to support your phonics instruction. As you build a collection of resources for dyslexia learners, this phonics game bundle is a must have!
This phonics pack has everything you need to use a multisensory approach to teach the syllable type, consonant + le. It is suitable for Orton-Gillingham instruction and other reading interventions.
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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. As an educator, you wear many hats. You fill many different roles in the lives of your students and in the culture of our schools. Like human jobs, phonograms have…
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 may already associate the /j/ sound with the letter g due to the letter name. However, due to its greater utility, we typically teach the hard g sound first.
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 student who said that y said /w/ or w said /d/. Another place this tends to come up is with the letter c. Many students will identify the /s/ sound…
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, nonsense words must contain a vowel, use real vowel patterns or consonant blends. For example, crob could be a nonsense word, but xzyml could not. By using the sounds of…