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The Difference Between Phonemic Awareness and Phonics

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It’s time to dive into the Difference between Phonemic Awareness and Phonics. In this blog and video series, I am comparing pairs of literacy terms to help you as you teach your learners. For example, phonemic awareness and phonics. What exactly are they? What’s the difference between them and do they even intersect?   The following text in this blog…
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What to Grow in Your Garden

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One of the first steps of starting a garden is deciding what to grow in your garden. Scroll down to see all the posts in this gardening series. Note: This is a collaborative series between my father, Boyd White, who has been gardening for nearly 40 years, and myself {Becky}.    Determine What to Grow in your Garden One of…
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Starting a Garden: Step-by-Step

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Let’s talk more specifically about starting a garden. To get you started, we’ll break this overwhelming task into three little steps. As we share further in this series, we’ll unpack each of these steps in depth. Note: This is a collaborative series between my father, Boyd White, who has been gardening for nearly 40 years, and myself {Becky}.    Starting…
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The Difference between Phonemes and Graphemes

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Let’s talk about the Difference between Phonemes and Graphemes. In this video series, I hope to clarify some terms we use in the field of reading. My goal is to show you how they are the same or different and why knowing their definitions even matters as you teach your learners. First up, phonemes and graphemes. *I am a participant…
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The Benefits of Growing a Garden

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Are you growing a garden for the first time? You’re in good company! Gardening is becoming more popular than ever – and for good reason given the climate we find ourselves in. *Note: Scroll down towards the bottom of this post to see all the posts in this series!   Note: This is a collaborative series between my father, Boyd…
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