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4 Things to Consider when Picking Books for Struggling Readers

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Struggling readers, specifically struggling readers, at the elementary level are most definitely a passion of mine. It’s why I wrote the series 10 Things Struggling Readers Need and 5 Days of Multi-Sensory Activities for Teaching Reading. It’s one of the reasons I started blogging 3 years ago…to share my passion with others. There are many challenges one faces when teaching struggling…
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Spelling Word Search Puzzles ~ Made by Your Child!

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I’m always trying to find or think of different ways for my 2nd grade reader and speller to interact with his words so he has multiple and meaningful exposure with them. While reading and spelling words in the context of reading or writing should be a child’s main diet, practicing words out of context in fun and hands-on ways is a great…
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Free May Writing Prompts

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Today, I’m sharing the last of my FREE Writing Prompts with Free May Writing Prompts! I now have prompts for every month of the year. You can view them all here or purchase all of them in one easy download. May Writing Prompts If you’re new to my prompts, just print out the page for the month of May. One…
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Dictation with Young Children: Discovering the Purpose of Writing

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Children are not born understanding the purpose of writing. It has to be modeled in multiple and meaningful ways. This can be seen as young children write. Often times, they have a hard time distinguishing between the picture and the words when they write. We have to be explicit about print and its purpose: to communicate meaning to the reader. There…
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12 Common Household Items You Can Re-Purpose and Re-Use

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Teaching young children requires stuff. 🙂 As kids learn, they need to be able to touch it, manipulate it, and experience it for themselves to make it meaningful to them. A nicely packaged workbook just doesn’t cut it, in my opinion. But let’s face it. Stuff can get expensive. One money saving tip I’ve learned over the years is to re-purpose and…
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