More Downloadable Word Study T...

Jul 21, 2011 by

Yesterday I was working with some grades 3-5 teachers and a 5th grade teacher asked if it is necessary for her to have a word...

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High-Frequency Word Cards

Jul 21, 2011 by

Did you know that: only 13 words (a, and, for, he, is, in, it, of, that, the, to, was, you) account for 25% of the words in print?...

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Personal Word Wall

Jul 21, 2011 by

Word walls are great tools for teaching vocabulary, high-frequency words, and word patterns.  It is often a challenge to get...

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FREE Word Family Cards

Jul 19, 2011 by

I recently presented a workshop on spelling strategies to some 1st and 2nd grade teachers in Dallas and Kansas City. Part of the...

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Onsets and Rimes / Phonograms ...

Jul 19, 2011 by

Follow the link at the bottom of this post for some FREE downloadable word family cards that you can use to help your primary students...

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Smart Answers to Tough Questio...

Oct 1, 2010 by

Yesterday I wrote about a question many of our students ask us when they are writing:  “How do you spell…?”  I also shared...

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