In my role as a special education teacher, I’ve been seeing more and more visual schedules being used for entire classes in the past few years, and they really have their benefits!
Phonemic awareness – hearing sounds in words with Elkonin sound boxes.
When childrenĀ learn to write, many struggle with moving beyond attempting the first letter of a word, or copying something down. While more confident students will ‘stretch out the word’, others need a more visual, concrete strategy. It wasn’t until I was teaching (and being trained in) Reading Recovery that I learned to teach students about Read More…
Christmas Early Literacy no-prep printables!
Hello my friends. The countdown is on to the holidays. Here are some fun, no-prep printable reading and writing activities for kindergarten and grade one students (or even grade 2) if you need some last-minute ideas to keep calm and carry on! Phonics, syllables, reading, graphic organizers, decorative writing paper and more! Take care of you. We’re almost there.
The Dealing-With-Feelings Series by That Fun Reading Teacher #DWF
The Dealing-With-Feelings Series by That Fun Reading Teacher #DWF Let me start by thanking those of you who have made these stories so popular over the past six months. This post is dedicated to you in gratitude. You have buoyed my confidence to continue along this path. This is how this series came to be. Read More…