What is a SIGHT WORD? Sight words (or sometimes called high frequency, Word Wall words, or popcorn words) are frequently occurring words that are non-phonetic (hard to sound out) such as the, are, of, & love. Why are sight words (or high frequency words) so important when teaching the ... Read More about Word Walls & Sight Words
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Books This Reading Mama Likes
WORD STUDY & PHONICS: Words Their Way by Bear, Invernizzi, Templeton, & Johnston- This book is used by many classroom teachers and is very "meaty". It explains the research behind Word Study and has a plethora of ideas and activities for each of the spelling stages. I was introduced to ... Read More about Books This Reading Mama Likes
This Reading Mama’s Suggestions: Stage 2
Read, read, read to your child! Immerse your child in rich literature. Set up a routine or a special time of day that you read to your child. Rich literature leaves lots of room for modeling comprehension strategies to your child. For example, this reading mama might say: “Oh boy, that ... Read More about This Reading Mama’s Suggestions: Stage 2
This Reading Mama’s Suggestions: Stage 1
Read, read, read to your child; immerse them in some good literature. And just what is a good book? “The quality of the idea, the skill of the plot, the depth of the characterization, the distinctive style of the author—that’s the best I can do by way of defining a good book”- Honey For a Child’s ... Read More about This Reading Mama’s Suggestions: Stage 1
5 Stages of Literacy Development
Literacy Development. Well, there's a teacher phrase if I've ever heard one! What does this mean really? In simple terms, these are the stages that kids typically pass through in regards to their reading and spelling skills. As you can clearly see, that was too long for a title. ;) I'm excited to ... Read More about 5 Stages of Literacy Development