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It’s important to incorporate content knowledge into early reading instruction. Kids are in school so many hours of the day, and phonics instruction should only take about 45 minutes, a trivial amount …
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Kids usually learn consonant digraphs in kindergarten. What are consonant digraphs? A consonant digraph is composed of two consonant letters that make one sound. For example, sh as in ship, th as in …
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Is There an Elephant in the Reading Room? Many kids struggle to learn to read, including kids with dyslexia, auditory-processing disorders, ADHD, autism, memory-deficits, kids that are deaf and …
In these Fall printable sight word activities, kids can learn sight words and color in the apple tree. Last week, I offered 1st grade sight words. This week, you can print a kindergarten sight word …
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I love the Fall, the time of year full of vibrant colors, cool breezes and an angle of the sun that seems to make everything glisten. I thought it’d be fun for kids to practice sight words with a Fall …
