Learn how to improve reading fluency by using an interactive poetry notebook and free nursery rhymes. How to Improve Reading Fluency with Poetry Notebooks Using interactive poetry notebooks with your students is a great way to improve reading fluency, comprehension, and just about every other reading skill. Reading fluency is a critical skill for all […] Read more…
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FREE Poetry Notebook Will Change Your Teaching Life
Poetry Notebooks: Find out how to use them with nursery rhymes to teach fluency, sight words, phonics, and comprehension. Don’t forget to download your free Poetry Notebook resources and planning forms included in the post. I remember hearing my very first principal, 20+ years ago (yikes!), telling the entire staff that we could not use […] Read more…
How to Teach Word Families: 4 SUPER SIMPLE STEPS to SUCCESS
Using word families, you will learn how to teach beginning reading using these free phonics resources and strategies. Find out what I did wrong and how I learned to teach beginning reading using word patterns. Then you’ll access your free Word Family lessons and activities below. Once upon a time, there was a teacher […] Read more…
FREE Nursery Rhyme Kit
Download your free Nursery Rhyme Kit that includes both printable and ebook resources. Nursery Rhyme Kit FREEBIE! It includes both printable and ebooks!! Hey Diddle Diddle! This free nursery rhyme resource includes the following: Hey Diddle Diddle foldable book, full color Hey Diddle Diddle foldable book, color graphics Hey Diddle Diddle foldable book, black and […] Read more…
Word Families: 7 Easy Steps for Teaching Reading
Word families, huh? Teaching word families can be confusing, but it really doesn’t have to be. Here are 7 really simple steps for teaching your students to use word families to improve reading progress. My very first teaching job was in a first-grade classroom, so I definitely understand the importance of teaching word families. Even […] Read more…