Do you have English Learners (ELs) in your classroom who struggle to achieve at the…
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Vocabulary Instruction: The Missing Piece of Your Literacy Lessons?
Of the five components of reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary), vocabulary…
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Seeing Beyond the Stereotypes: Challenging Dyslexia Myths
Dyslexia is a complex and often misunderstood learning difference that affects millions of people worldwide….
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Dyslexia 101: Key Concepts Made Easy
Dyslexia Awareness Month is an annual observance held during the month of October to raise…
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Should spelling instruction still be taught in school?
A question that teachers sometimes wonder is: should we explicitly teach spelling or are spelling…
Phonics
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Using Scrambled Sentences to Teach Sentence Writing
Do your students struggle with sentence writing? Do they tend to compose fragments and run-ons,…
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The Role of Phonological Awareness and Rapid Naming in the Development of Early Reading Skills
Phonological awareness and rapid naming are two skills that are often weak in struggling readers,…
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Should we teach and assess with nonsense words?
Nonsense words are not real words but they follow common patterns of English spelling. They…
