Hearing a child learn to read for the first times is one of the greatest joys for parents, teachers and kids! There is nothing like it! After children learn their letter sounds, the next step is CVC word. I wanted to share some teaching methods that have worked for me in my teaching career and…
As we prepare for the new school year, reading fluency is high on my list! I wanted to create some engaging, hands-on and effective resources that would make learning how to read EXCITING and FUN! I am thrilled with our newest Word Family Slides with Sentences packet! This massive packet works with 113 different word…
Sight Words are such an important component to any successful reading program. When kids learn sight words along with phonics skills, they become strong and confident readers! Did you know… *12 Sight Words make up 25% of those we read and write *100 Sight Words make up 50% of those we read and write *About…
I am SUPER excited about our new Word Family Caterpillar! This bright and colorful caterpillar will be a HUGE part of our word work this coming school year! Each caterpillar piece will work with a single word family. There are 115 word families in all! WOW…that’s a lot of word family word work! Best of…
Teaching Word Work and Reading Comprehension through Nursery Rhymes Nursery Rhymes play such an important role in a child’s language development. The repetition of rhymes help teach children patterns in language and how words work. I am SUPER excited to take some common nursery rhymes to a WHOLE NEW level! I will be using…
As I look forward to this coming school year, I know that working on phonics skills and reading comprehension will be key components to our reading success. Since my youngest little Moffatt Girl is entering 1st Grade, I wanted to create some hands-on, engaging and FUN resources for word work, reading comprehension and fluency! I have…
Ready2Read posts are my FAVORITE to do! I cannot even begin to tell you how much I LOVE seeing my little girl become a strong and confident reader! Ready2Read gives so much joy and excitement in the reading process. It is a journey that we both LOVE! This post will show you some of the…
