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Are you seeking syllable activities to practice syllable division rules? This syllable division resource has a gingerbread theme for your winter activities. Your students will have fun practicing the seven different syllable division rules with these self checking games in Google Slides Presentation.
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Are you seeking syllable activities to practice syllable division rules? This syllable division resource has a gingerbread theme for your winter activities. Your students will have fun practicing VCCV syllable division rules with these self checking games in Google Slides Presentation.
It can be challenging to display a large sound wall if you have a small office like me, so I’ve designed one that can easily sit on a table, desk or easel.
Are you seeking syllable activities to practice syllable types? This syllables resource has a fun turkey theme for Thanksgiving themed virtual learning. Your students will have fun practicing the six syllable types with these self checking games in Google Slides Presentation.
For many years, those of us who work with striving readers and writers have known that certain strategies or techniques, like repeated practice, are effective, but we haven’t really been able to tell WHY. We’ve known that students with dyslexia often have a pattern of areas of weakness in their psychological testing. We have theories…
I’m digging into specific principles of the Orton-Gillingham approach. Three words are key to describing some of the principles that define Orton-Gillingham. Instruction is explicit, systematic, and sequential. While these principles are crucial for your students with dyslexia or learning challenges, they also constitute powerful teaching for most of your learners. In another post, I…
What Does an Orton-Gillingham Lesson Look Like? If you were to observe an Orton-Gillingham lesson such as Wilson, SPIRE or Barton, they would have similarities, but also plenty of differences. The same is true of a non-program-specific Orton-Gillingham lesson plan that follows the Orton-Gillingham approach. The exact lesson sequence may differ depending on where the teacher was…
Here is a special guest post from Karina Richland of PRIDE Learning Center! I’m certain you will find these practical tips for improving reading fluency just as helpful as I have! How to Improve Reading Fluency in Children How do you figure out your child’s reading level? Do you watch your…
Top Five Ways to Help Your Child Get Motivated to Read Some kids love to read and spend a lot of their time getting lost in the pages of a good book. Others hate the thought of reading. Some kids have a hard time staying focused on what they’re reading. Their minds wonder and they…