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Sentence Strip Handwriting

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Before I get into the nitty gritty here, I want to first say that ALuv is currently 5 1/2 years old.  It’s time for him to work on correct letter formation with the lined paper.  I like Michelle’s post, which reminded me to tell you that I didn’t start ALuv on lined paper.  His fine motor skills weren’t there, yet. …
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Literacy Development: From Listening to Writing

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Literacy encompasses more than reading and writing.  It includes listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  I know that I’m not a linguist, but there are a few things I’ve noticed and observed myself about kids and their literacy development. Literacy Development Typically Develops in this Order:  Listening.  I just had to share what my sweet MBug is doing at 11 months old. …
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Hmm…Handwriting

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As a classroom teacher, I was never drawn to open the pages of the handwriting practice workbooks that collected dust in the back of my classroom.  Part of me didn’t feel qualified to teach proper handwriting formation…I didn’t quite understand the importance of it.  And part of me felt like I could integrate handwriting into my writing time (via Writer’s…
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A Play-Doh Hodgepodge

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ALuv is very much like his mama…an in-the-box thinker.  When NJoy came along 3 years later, I figured he would probably be an out-of-the-box thinker; seeing that most siblings are completely different. Don’t get me wrong, NJoy can be an in-the-box thinker at times; like this parking lot made on our fire place .  But more often than not, it’s ALuv organizing…
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Modeling and Teaching Fluent Reading

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Teachers and parents alike know that fluent reading is important for learners. Fluency is very closely correlated with comprehension, the reason we read in the first place…to make meaning. But what exactly is fluency and how can we model and teach fluent reading? That’s what I’d like to explore a little bit today.   Fluent reading includes things like: word…
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