If you've seen our Components of Teaching Literacy Series, our Balanced Literacy Series, my Reading Strategy Cards, AND our current Running Records Series... you probably already know that The Measured Mom and I have been working hard to prepare something BIG. And I mean BIG! And today...IT'S HERE!! Are you a K-2 teacher? Do you feel like you're pulled in so many directions, with learners who are all over the map in their reading skills? Do you wish you still had a life outside of school? Then... 1. hop over to our website, Teaching Every Reader. 2. SIGN UP for our NEW ... Continue Reading
About Running Records
If you've taught in the classroom for long enough, you've probably heard of running records. Today, we're going to dive into running records just a bit to talk about what, when, where, and why you should use them with your readers. There will be more posts in this series on running records, so stay tuned! If you're a parent or homeschooler, you may enjoy my book, How to Choose "Just Right" Books, which explains all of this and more in easy to understand terms. *This post contains affiliate links. The process of reading is a complicated one for younger learners. It involves ... Continue Reading
Johnny Appleseed Literacy Activities {FREE!}
Get prepared for Johnny Appleseed Day with these FREE Johnny Appleseed Literacy Activities! They're great for K-3 learners. My Kindergartner, 2nd grader, and 3rd grader, are working on them next week for what we're calling "Apple Day." *This post contains affiliate links. **The free download can be found at the END of this post. Just click on the teal download button. FREE Johnny Appleseed Literacy Activities This pack has 7 different literacy activities included. You can read about them below, with a couple of visual samples. The Story of Johnny Appleseed read ... Continue Reading
Sounding Out Words Practice Pages
It's no secret that sounding out words is still a bit of a struggle for my now 2nd grader. Of course, I don't want this to be her go-to reading strategy for every word because that just wouldn't be appropriate. But truly decodable words, like track or stump, still often trip her up. Instead of reading through the word, she takes bits and pieces of the word to guess a random word. For example, she may take the ck, a, and t out of track and guess CAT. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free printables can be found at the END of this post. Look for the teal download ... Continue Reading
Phonics Dice Games for Blends and Digraphs
If your learner is working on blends or digraphs, you'll want to grab a copy of these free phonics dice games for blends & digraphs. *This post contains affiliate links. **The free download can be found at the END of this post. A little background... My daughter, now in 2nd grade, went to a part-time school for half of last school year. The pace of the phonics program they used was too fast for her {not to mention, it wasn't my favorite}. We spent much of the last half of the year filling in gaps. And while she did make progress, I felt we needed to back up and start some ... Continue Reading