by admin | Jul 18, 2020 | Reading, Spelling
How to Teach Soft c The consonant letter <c> spells /s/ before <e, i, or y>. In this lesson, you’ll find a learning video, word lists, and a decodable passage for Soft <c>. Soft <c> comes about midway through the Viva Phonics program. I... 
by admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Reading, Spelling
How to Teach the Suffix -ed The suffix <-ed> spells three sounds: /Id, t, d/. In this lesson, you’ll find a learning video, sample word list, and decodable story. When I teach the suffix <-ed>, I teach one sound at a time. If we are studying the... 
by admin | Oct 11, 2019 | Reading
Practice Silent e Whether you call it ‘Magic’ e or ‘Bossy e’, here are few card games to help your students practice reading words with long-vowels and Silent <e>. All of the activities can be played after preparing the cards in the... 
by admin | Oct 6, 2019 | Reading
5 Easy Letter-Sound Activities Struggling Students By Megan Starnes When a student struggles to master their letter sounds, it just means they need more practice! This doesn’t have to be a daunting task for the teacher or the student. Below are five simple... 
by admin | Aug 14, 2019 | Reading
Sound-Spelling Wall Cards “Don’t worry about spelling, just write.” This is what I used to tell students when they asked me how to spell a word. This is what I was told to relay to students because according to the experts, correcting a student’s spelling errors would... 
by admin | May 23, 2019 | Reading
How to Teach Struggling Readers Whether you are teaching a beginning or struggling reader, start here. Teach one vowel and a few consonants at a time. I start with a, s, m, t and c. Once students have memorized the sounds for these letters we start blending two and...