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Teaching Long I Spellings
Teaching any long vowel and all of its spellings can be challenging. Long I spellings are not without their own tricks and challenges. Luckily, many Long I spellings do have
Teaching Long E Spellings
Teaching any long vowel and all of its spellings can be challenging. Long E spellings are not without their own tricks and challenges. Why Long E can be Tricky? Long
Teaching Long A Spellings
Teaching any long vowel and all of its spellings can be challenging. Luckily with Long A its spellings (graphemes) have some pretty clear guidelines of when to use each of
Finding Effective Decoding Strategies
Decoding strategies are a necessity for any early reader. They are also needed for older readers too as many students encounter new words daily. You would think over a decade
Two Vowels Go Walking, The First One Might Do the Talking- Know Better, Do Better, Part 1
We all know the saying “When two vowels going walking, the first one does the talking.” We might even have a picture of O and A walking together with smiles.
Untangling Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness & Phonics
Have you ever asked yourself, “I can’t remember if this is phonemic awareness or is it phonics?” Or maybe you were like me and the way you differentiated between the