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Teaching Readers to Use their Schema

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Schema. What does that word even mean? Well, when it comes to teaching reading comprehension strategies, it’s the glue that holds all the comprehension strategies together. Schema is your background knowledge; it’s what you already know before you even pick up the book. Its major “ingredients” are your memories, the books you’ve read, the places you’ve been, the movies you’ve watched,…
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Phonics Word Search for Kids – Paint and Sort

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Phonics. Just the sound of that word might sound boring or tedious. But phonics can actually be fun, especially when you do a phonics word search where kids get to paint, sort and spell words. If you’ve been reading my posts for very long, you know that I love the word study approach to teaching spelling. And if you’ve searched my…
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Learning the Alphabet: Letter B Printable Pack

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Here we are at Letter B of Learning the Alphabet, printable ABC packs designed for kids who need to learn their letters and letter sounds. In this pack are interactive learning activities {not just worksheets} for the Letter B plus a book list of read alouds that correspond with the Letter B in some way. *This post contains affiliate links. Learning the Alphabet…
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Run and Find Syllables Game

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Today, I’m sharing a fun activity, perfect for those COLD winter days {or even HOT summer days} when you’re “stuck” inside. This is a super fun syllables game that will get kids moving, similar to our puzzle racing game, so get ready! *This post contains affiliate links.   What are Syllables? First, a little literacy background. What are syllables? Syllables…
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Reading Comprehension Strategies {a 10-Week Series}

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We’re featuring a 10-week series called, Reading Comprehension Strategies. The purpose is to SHOW you, the parent, HOW to teach reading comprehension strategies to your child. If you’re a classroom teacher, we won’t leave you out either. There will be plenty of goodies for you as well! *This post contains affiliate links.   Why Teach Reading Comprehension? Well, I have…
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