Phonics Making Sense of the Science of Reading vs. Balanced Literacy Conversation Not long after I started teaching in the late 1980s, literacy educators were involved in a “reading war”. For those too Read More »
Homemade I Spy Game: Fun With Phonics Last week was exhausting. We are no longer knee-deep in a pandemic–it’s more like chest-deep with no end in sight. Read More »
Phonological Awareness Elkonin Sound Boxes I have found this technique to be extremely effective with my young spellers who have not developed full phonemic awareness. Read More »