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What About Those Irregular Words? (Sight Words)

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Welcome to This Reading Mama!  I hope you are enjoying these days spent in Word Study like I am.  If you’re new, I’m nearing the end of a 10 day series on Using Word Study to Teach Spelling.  You can click HERE or on the image above to view all the topics we’ve looked at thus far.  I’m so glad I’m not…
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FUN with Word Patterns {a.k.a. phonics}

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We’re on Day 8 of Teaching Spelling Through Word Study.  If you’re joining me for the first time today, you can click HERE or on the photo above to see Days 1-7.  I’m joining some other amazing bloggers from iHomeschool Network! Although word sorts are the heartbeat of word study, GAMES and FUN WORD ACTIVITIES can and should accompany the…
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Daily Routines with Word Sorts

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*This post contains affiliate links. Please read my full disclosure policy for more information. Welcome to This Reading Mama!  I’m on my second week of Teaching Spelling Through Word Study, a 10-day series with the bloggers of iHomeschool Network.  If you’ve missed any of the posts from this series, feel free to click HERE or on the image above to…
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Introducing a Word Sort

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Welcome to This Reading Mama!  If you’re joining me for the first time, I’m smack dab in the middle of a series on Word Study, joining some amazing bloggers in iHomeschool Network’s Hopscotch!  I’m so glad you’re here.  If you missed Days 1-5 of Teaching Spelling Through Word Study, feel free to click on the above picture or here and get caught…
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Words Their Way Supplement Books {Giveaway}

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In honor of my series, Teaching Spelling Through Word Study, I have another word study giveaway for you that starts today!  This week, my giveaway comes from Words Their Way.  I have a special connection with Words Their Way because one of the co-authors of the book was my mentor while earning my M.Ed. in Elementary Reading.  She’s actually the person…
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