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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
Phonemes, Graphemes, Morphemes and Why They Matter
You might have heard these words before and thought they were just some big words for those who really study and teach speech. Well, I’m here to tell you that’s
Structured Literacy, Balanced Literacy & Science of Reading | Making Sense of It All
There is a shift in how we, as teachers, are talking about and approaching teaching literacy. It feels like there are so many buzzwords and hot topics: structured literacy vs
How to Use Your Classroom Sound Wall
So you have decided to have a sound wall in your classroom, know how it will be set up, possibly even know all the graphemes you will include on it.
How to Set Up A Sound Wall | Vowel Valley
It’s now time to set up your classroom sound wall for the vowels. Congrats because putting up a vowel sound wall in your classroom is a bit simpler. Luckily, the