Building sight word fluency is so important to students and their reading. I like to practice sight words in many ways to keep it fun and fresh for the students. One great way is to use the PowerPoint from above on the Smartboard as a whole group activity and just run through the slides. The pictures are cute and engaging. … View Post
Today is my 3rd installment in how our school implements RtI. You can read about Tier 1 here and Tiers 2 and 3 here. We are in no way experts and the way we do it is certainly not the only way RtI can or should be done. But what we are doing is definitely working for us and we… View Post
Do you do the activity Making Words? I encourage you to make this activity a part of your word time if you do not already. It is hugely beneficial to your students in phonemic awareness, phonics, root words, endings, etc… I can tell a big difference in the students who come to me that have had lessons in Making Words… View Post
Last Sunday I introduced to you how my school has implemented RtI. I explained Tier 1 and you can read it here if you missed that part. This week I am attempting to describe to you how Tiers 2 and 3 are conducted at my school. We use Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) for our universal screening. I also use phonemic awareness… View Post
Beach balls and sight words= learning and fun! I made this sight word beach ball years ago and just recently found it again in my closet (anyone else put things away so well that you forget you have them?). I got them out again and have been using them with my summer school groups. And they are having a ball!! … View Post
How is your school coming along with the process of Response to Intervention (RtI)? Is your school finding success with it or are you still in the process of trying to find your way? I have found that a lot of schools are still trying to find what works for them. We have been implementing RtI in our school for… View Post
How do you know when it’s summer? Do you sleep in every day? Do you have time to read something other than professional books? Maybe your alarm clock gathers dust as you sleep in every day! My husband always said he knew it was summer time because I always spent more money during the summer than I did during the… View Post
