Improving fluency for students can be fun while they are learning! Add in an ice cream scoop and they will be loving it as they practice reading fluency! A good way to begin your whole group or small group lesson is with quick word warm-ups! You can read that post about fluency at the word level right here to catch… View Post
Fluency is always a focus for me and the students in my classroom. How can I improve reading fluency in my students. Or, working backwards, what is keeping them from developing this skill? Readers who are less skilled in fluency tend to read word by word and with a monotone voice. Short, chopping reading is a good way to describe… View Post
Organizing your classroom may not sound exciting right now. It is almost time for break! But before you head out, let’s take just a few minutes to tidy, declutter, and purge. Sounds like a whole lot of fun, right? Lol. Just stick with me. You will thank me when you head back into your organized classrooms after break is over…. View Post
Phoneme blending is key for students to develop into fluent readers and not get stuck in sounding out individual phonemes. But before we get to blending sounds into words using beginning, middle and ending sounds, let’s back up a few steps. To build stronger readers, we need activities that link phonemic awareness and phonics skills together! Phonemic awareness activity cards… View Post
One year a parent walked into my second grade classroom upset that her daughter had not yet been chosen to go to the principal’s office with a positive note for a reward. I was confused and felt really badly about it. Her daughter was a super sweet girl and I was sure that I had chosen her for this reward…. View Post
Using science of reading manipulatives can bring a big boost to your teaching and to students and their learning. It can help take the abstract and help make it more concrete and physical, especially for developing readers! And a nice bonus- they make activities more engaging! This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon for your convenience. As an Amazon… View Post
Teamwork makes the dream work, right? Or so the saying goes! But teamwork is really key for reading teachers and classroom teachers. Students will benefit so much more if there is teamwork and it just makes our jobs more enjoyable! But how do we make this teamwork happen? We have 5 tips to make it easier and flow just a… View Post
