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Make it Multisenory: A Tactile Spelling Activity!
If you are searching for a way to strengthen your phonics instruction, I definitely recommend making it a multisensory experience for...
Leslie
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LOVEly Instruction: Building Fluency with "Pyramid Reading Passages"
I love phonics instruction. Maybe it's just part of my K-2 heart, but I love watching readers grow as a result of explicit, skill-based...
Leslie
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LOVEly Instruction: Low-prep, teacher-made materials
Confession: I love the "fancy" teacher stuff. I love shopping on Amazon, perusing Pinterest, and envisioning all the shiny, new things in...
Leslie
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Beginning Consonant Blends Mega-Pack
Today I want to highlight a TallyTales product devoted entirely to beginning consonant blends: the Beginning Consonant Blends MegaPack:...
Leslie
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Teaching Decoding Skills for Multisyllable Words
I recently had some questions about the syllable bags my students create in our class. Today, I want to elaborate on this a bit. I am...
Leslie
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Easy-to-Assemble Blending Board Notebook
I am so excited to share this product with you. This was, by far, one of my favorite resources to create. It's not a new concept at all,...
Leslie
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R-Controlled Syllables: aka "Bossy R"
R-controlled syllables (commonly referred to as "Bossy R") are difficult for all of my students, and I am constantly searching for new...
Leslie
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Using Small-Group Techniques in Whole-Group Phonics Instruction
One of my goals for this site is to highlight very specific strategies and resources for multi-sensory phonics instruction. This is a...
Leslie
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Phonics Activities for Teaching -ng & -nk
Spelling with -ng and -nk can be particularly tricky for students...
Leslie
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Goal-Setting: Reading Fluency (and a Freebie!)
For students with dyslexia, or similar disorders, it is important to provide a visual representation of their progress.
Leslie
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Teach Syllable Division Without Feeling Overwhelmed!
So... you want to spend more time teaching syllable division in your daily instruction? WONDERFUL! But... you don't know exactly where to...
Leslie
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Resources for Teaching the Sounds of C and G
As previously described, it is my goal to develop a variety of phonics-based resources to support classroom instruction with specific...
Leslie
3 min read
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