Secret stories phonics

Why Wait to Teach the Sounds of Y? There’s an elephant in your classroom. And it’s huge. You sweep by it every day in your classroom, several times in fact, and probably without ever even noticing. It’s most conspicuous during morning calendar time, as that’s its favorite time of day. If you can’t see, watch this. So […]

Tips for teaching with the Secret Stories to fill phonics gaps quickly!

Encoding is a powerful place to start when teaching kids to decode. Secrets empower beginning readers to write any word using phonics patterns. Here are first grade & kindergarten writing examples.

The Secret Stories Better Alphabet™ Song uses muscle memory to make learning the individual letters and sounds fast and easy!

Get started today with Secret Stories phonics teaching resources. Download free phonics posters and printables to support science of reading based instruction.

I received an email from the mom of an adorable little boy who had been diagnosed with high functioning autism. Her frustration and despair were heartfelt, and her words really struck a chord, both as a mom and as a teacher. With her permission, I wanted to share it….. Hi Katie, My son is in grade […]

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Decoding sight words with Secret Stories® phonics helps support orthographic mapping in the brain for science of reading-based instruction.

Boost the home-school phonics connection with the Secret Stories Porta-Pics to support reading and writing practice at home!

Trying a new set up this year. I put the vowels on top and the corresponding letter team under. So the kids will be able to look at the letter A and...