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Are your students learning to read 2-syllable ing words like hoping, tapping, sailing...etc? With these word types, kids need to learn to decipher the first vowel. Why does the o in hoping say …
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Are you teaching your student to read ing words like digging, dreaming, sailing...etc? For struggling readers, ing words are often challenging. It may be the first time your student is reading …
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In many English-speaking countries, people are not convinced that kids need phonics instruction. The media continues to promote stories that whole language—a method that encourages guessing, looking …
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When kids begin to read, first they focus on short vowel words. To help kids practice reading short vowel words, be sure to use best practices for teaching alphabet recognition. Here are some short …
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Ryder was in first grade. He couldn't read long vowels yet. His peers surpassed him. They were reading sight readers like Frog and Toad while he was stuck on Kindergarten phonics books. Although he …
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