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Harmful vs. Helpful Word Strategies

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What’s the difference between helpful and harmful word strategies? The main purpose of this blog and video series has been to explore and explain some of the differences concerning terms used in the field of literacy. Today, I’m going a little off-road to compare two kinds word strategies. The comparison will be between the word strategies I used years ago,…
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Memorizing vs. Mapping Words

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Today’s topic in this blog and video series is memorizing vs. mapping words. I’m sharing this blog and video series to help you understand the similarities and differences between some terms or strategies we use in the field of literacy and apply this knowledge to your teaching. Find all the blog posts in this series by scrolling down to the…
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High Frequency Words and Sight Words

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Let’s talk about high frequency words and sight words. I’m sharing this blog and video series to help you understand the similarities and differences between some terms or strategies we use in the field of literacy and apply this knowledge to your teaching.   The text in this blog post is the text from my video. Watch the full video…
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Phonics Rules vs. Phonics Generalizations

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Today, we’re going to talk about teaching phonics rules versus teaching phonics generalizations. What’s the difference, and does it really matter? Find all the posts in this blog/video series by scrolling to the very bottom of this post where you’ll find an image gallery. Click on the images to find the other posts. If you’ve taught reading or spelling in…
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Spring Mapping Mats

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These FREE Spring Mapping Mats are a fantastic and FUN way to integrate a spring theme into your word work time! In this free pack, you’ll find three mapping mats: 1- a shamrock or clover 2- un umbrella 3- a butterfly Find more mats in our Seasonal Mapping Mats Pack. Need more spring printables? Find all our Free Spring Printables…
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