Decoding (Reading)

WHAT’S THE BUZZ? ABOUT A SOUND WALL, A WORD WALL? PLEASE EXPLAIN…PART 1

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‘THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’, HOPEFULLY FOR THE BETTER There’s a movement afoot…It’s known as the Science of Reading. What’s that?  You may be hearing more about it either from your own investigation, but more likely from the personnel at your children’s schools.  This definition is taken directly from whatisthescienceofreading.org: The Definition: The Science of …

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SPRING INTO SUMMER TO BOOST LANGUAGE & LITERACY AT HOME: KEEP THE FAUCETS ‘ON’ PART 1

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Whew, it’s been a busy month!  I hope you all took some well needed time for ‘R and R’ once school let out as I did. Everyone needed it including educators, students, and parents!! We were all exhausted. Now that the July 4th holiday celebrations are behind us, it’s time to refocus our efforts over …

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What Does a Weekly Spelling Test Really DO FOR and TO Kids and Parents??? PART 1

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A parent recently posed this question to a Facebook Group I help moderate: My 1st grade son is experiencing difficulties with isolating phonemes and blending. He still cannot decode. His general education teacher refused to use the strategies that help him in her reading instruction and has promised to modify/differentiate his work, specifically spelling words …

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