Phonics for primary school is important and can help all children become independent readers. Some kids need a step-by-step approach to learning to read. Most children begin saying letter sounds first and then painstakingly string them together to read a word: “b-aaaaa-t… bat!” Sometimes a child’s slow decoding feels endless and we may wonder if […]
How to Avoid Frustration During Reading Lessons
When parents work with their struggling reader, lessons can get tense. Jacob was a struggling reader in 2nd grade. He loathed reading lessons and when his dad tried to sit him down at their kitchen table to conduct reading lessons, Jacob ran around the house in an attempt to play hide and seek. After Jacob’s […]
Simple Summer Reading Activities for Kindergarten
It may not feel like summer, but most kids are no longer doing virtual learning activities. As an educator, you may want to know how to maintain the progress your k-2 student(s) have made during the school year. Since many people are already consumed with busy lives, I’ve included simple summer reading activities for kindergarten […]
Printable Kindergarten Paper
When you teach your k-2 student how to decode, you should also include a spelling activity. If you’re anything like most educators, you constantly need primary paper, so I’ve included a free printable kindergarten paper in this post (scroll down to print). To learn more about how to teach spelling, discover how to design leveled […]
Kindergarten Spelling Lists
Kids learn how to spell while they are learning how to read. Reading is decoding, while spelling is encoding. For beginners, reading tends to be easier than spelling, since spelling requires the ability to segment sounds and remember the symbol that correlates with each sound. The strategies you use on kindergarten spelling lists can help […]
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