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Phonics Review Game Your Students Will Love
Year after year no matter what grade I have taught, Guess My Number has been a favorite math game. I started thinking how can I work this into literacy? Last
Scarborough’s Reading Rope: Why It Matters
Besides the Simple View of Reading, the next term used most often seems to be the Reading Rope or Scarborough’s Reading Rope. This is for good reason. The two complement
8 Myths About the Science of Reading
It seems like more and more you have to wade through information to get what is really true about science of reading research. I wanted to explore 8 key myths
Simple View of Reading: Why It Matters to Teachers and Parents
If you have been even dipping your toes into the Science of Reading research, you have heard of the Simple View of Reading. If you have been in the research
High-Frequency, Sight Words, Fry, Dolch, Red and Heart Words- What Do They All Mean?
No matter what you call them as teachers we know that these words matter. Learning them can be a game changer for our students’ reading. Yet have you ever wondered
Word Work Activities That Are Research Based
As teachers we know we want students to be able to read a word, say a word and identify sounds in it, know what the word means and how to