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We're Going on a Vowel Hunt

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One of the things I like about the Montessori approach is the movable alphabet.  The consonants are blue and the vowels are red and you tell an early speller that all words have to have at least 1 red letter. So after ALuv (almost 6 years old) re-matched his short u words and pictures from Words Their Way, we looked at our…
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Last Day

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This is a reminder that this is the last day of my giveaway! 🙂 Гид в греции

Struggling Readers Need a Reading Model

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Welcome to This Reading Mama!  This is part 6 of a 10 week series on struggling readers. Click HERE or on the image above to read what I’ve posted about so far. Today, I’d like to continue my series on struggling readers and the point that struggling readers need a reading model. *This post contains affiliate links.  To learn more…
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Saturday's Sites

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I came across some ideas from Steve Reifman for Writer’s Workshop via Twitter.  When I taught in public school, I absolutely LOVED Writer’s Workshop and so did my students.  At home, Writer’s Workshop is a bit more difficult to “pull off”, but if you are a part of a homeschool group, it would be well worth your time to try. Here are Steve’s 4…
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My Very First Giveaway!

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I am super excited to be able to host my first giveaway!  And everyone who SUBSCRIBES to my “new” blog & COMMENTS by Wednesday, July 27 will be entered to win! You can subscribe several ways: Facebook (“Like” my page) Twitter RSS Feed Email As a review, you must subscribe to my blog and leave a comment on this post, telling…
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