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5 Common Mistakes Teachers Make When Teaching Phonics

Teachers want their students to be successful! However, teaching is a complex art and skill, and...

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Should Kids Sound Out High Frequency Words?

For years, teachers have been taught to have students treat high frequency words (which...

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How To Teach Open and Closed Syllables

Many English words are made up of multiple syllables. However, many reading and phonics...

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Should You Differentiate Your Phonics Instruction in Kindergarten?

At the beginning of the school year, Kindergarten teachers across the U.S. begin...

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Choosing Effective Phonics Programs for Reading Success

We can think of phonics instruction as the "foundation" of the "reading house." When students...

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Why Out-of-Context and In-Context Phonics Instruction Are Both Essential

Did you know that there's no single correct way to teach phonics? Research does show...

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5 Tips for Teaching CVC Words

Learning to read CVC words is a big step! CVC words are consonant-vowel-consonant words. They're...

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Should We Teach Regularly-Spelled High Frequency Words?

Regularly-spelled high frequency words can be "sounded out" using phonics knowledge. This begs...

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4 Things To Try When A Child Decodes Slowly

All children (and adults, for that matter) read at different paces. So does it matter if a child...

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3 Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Word Families

Looking to teach word families? In this post, we'll explore what word families are, why you would...

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How To Plan a Warm-Up Routine for Your Kindergarten, First Grade, or Second Grade Phonics Block

At the beginning of a phonics lesson, we want to ease students in. We might also want to...

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3 Important Truths About Differentiating Phonics Instruction That K-2 Teachers Need to Know

Differentiating your phonics instruction means having students work on skills and activities that...

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