This post will be updated as news unfolds about the Australian bushfire crisis to provide the most accurate information available. It is with a heavy heart that I write this post. Our beautiful country is burning. The feeling of helplessness is rife within communities who watch the gut-wretching footage from afar. Images of fire, destruction, injured wildlife, children wearing breathing ... Read More about Aussie Teachers Need Your Help Now
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Phonics Lessons You Need to Teach for Guaranteed Reading Success
In this post I'll be sharing how I teach my phonics lessons This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. I love teaching phonics to early readers, seeing their little faces light up with the realization that they've mastered another sound, another word, or when they run up to me in the playground to say "Jack said f-u-*-*" - you get ... Read More about Phonics Lessons You Need to Teach for Guaranteed Reading Success
The Best Way to Teach Reading: 3 Skills that Guarantee Success
In this post I'll be sharing the best way to teach reading using three skills. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. I remember sitting in a lecture room when I was studying to be a teacher, listening intently to some advisor blathering away about the best way to teach reading through phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, ... Read More about The Best Way to Teach Reading: 3 Skills that Guarantee Success
14 Phonics Resources that are Effective and Affordable
In this post I'll be showing you 14 phonics resources to use in your classroom. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. "What phonics program do you use?" Simple enough question. Or so I thought! It turns out, there are heaps of different phonics programs. The school I first taught in used six different programs. Six! That's a lot of ... Read More about 14 Phonics Resources that are Effective and Affordable
How to Perform a Reading Assessment for the First Time
In this post I'll be showing you how to use my free Letter and Letter-Sound Knowledge Assessment Tool as a reading assessment in kindergarten. This content may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy to learn more about this. If you've already read my last post about teaching reading with beginners (haven't read it yet? Check it out: How to Teach Reading in ... Read More about How to Perform a Reading Assessment for the First Time