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Learning to Spell with Word Families

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Word families are such a powerful way to teach beginning spellers (and readers) that words contain and share patterns. Once your child has a firm grasp on letters and the sounds they make, teaching them to read and spell with word families is key. Join me today at The Measured Mom as I share an idea and FREE printable for…
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Playing and Learning with Colors {and After School Link Up}

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This past week at the After School Link Up, there were several COLORFUL posts, exploring all kinds of subjects. Here are just a few of my favorites: Science Sparks shared how to Make a Model Brain with colorful playdough- how cool!   Spanish 4 Kiddos shared an adorable rainbow printable to help kids learn their numbers in Spanish. Navigating by…
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Using Words Their Way to Teach Spelling

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*This post contains affiliate links. I was given the newest versions of these books by Words Their Way, but have used their products for over ten years to teach spelling. All opinions expressed are my own. I am often asked by readers which level of the Words Their Way supplement word sorting book they should buy to teach spelling. So…
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Helping Spellers Make Phonics Generalizations

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*This post contains affiliate links. Please read my full disclosure policy for more information. One of my favorite ways to teach spelling is through word study. I love how hands-on the word sorts are for spellers. But word study doesn’t stop with the word sorts. After kids sort their words, one of the best parts of a word sort is…
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Getting Kids to Re-read for Fluency {free printable}

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*This post contains affiliate links. Please read my full disclosure policy for more information. From the very beginning, I have read tons of books to and with my oldest, ALuv (2nd grade). Despite my best efforts to keep his texts on his “just right” level and picking texts that interest him, he has very much become a reluctant reader this…
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