Learning about letters and sounds is a key literacy skill in the early years and a part of being able…
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Easy Tips for Teaching Asking and Answering Questions
One of the most important reading skills to teach our students is asking and answering questions. Any of you who…
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Picture Books to Teach Cause and Effect
Do you ever say to your children, “If you don’t wash your hands, you will spread germs to your classmates.”…
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Guided Reading and Strategy Lessons
Often times I hear teachers use the term guided reading or strategy lessons, when they are talking about small reading…
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Read-Alouds for Third Grade
Read-alouds for third grade? Of course! We all do read alouds in our classrooms with ties to the curriculum, but…
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Elkonin Boxes
Elkonin Boxes are a wonderful tool to use to help children think about the sounds they hear in phonetically regular…
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