What is literacy

Understand what phonics is all about and how it can be used for kids to become competent readers. Here’s a no-nonsense overview of everything you need to know.

Hello! I’m back with another blog post about one of my favorite topics. I’ve blogged about phonemic awareness a few times already, but it’s such an important topic that we’re going for it again! Phonemic awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of smaller parts and these parts can be pulled apart ... Read More about All about Phonemic Awareness

Have you ever considered a career as a literacy or reading specialist? Want to know more about what a literacy specialist does to help students? I may be biased, as I've been working as a literacy specialist for over a decade, but it is a great career path! In this blog, I’ll share details about the job of a literacy specialist,and cover some information on how to become a literacy specialist.

This week, we learned … … there’s a lost continent in the Indian Ocean. How do you lose a continent? What’s a microcontinent? How’d scientists find the lost continent? … how Ikea names…

We’ve arrived at word work in our balanced literacy series. What exactly is word work? What are some ideas and activities? And how do you fit it into a balanced literacy framework? I’m so glad you asked. That’s exactly what we’re exploring in this post! *This post contains affiliate links. What is Word Work? Word ... Read More about What is Word Work?

hear versus listen

What to do when your students are fake reading. Use these free Real Readig vs Fake Reading anchor charts, printables, and lesson plans.

Lean in close and learn how whisper reading and whisper phones can help your child build reading skills. See how to make a DIY whisper phone.

The short vowel sound can be a bit tricky to teach to your child. We had the best luck teaching our kids short vowels by having them say simple words usin