When teaching a new phonics skill, you don’t need to have 500 strategies up your sleeve. Instead, you need a handful of simple, engaging, effective activities. Here are 12 phonics based strategies to use when you’re...
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Knowing how to teach open syllables is an important phonics skill for teachers. You also need simple, engaging, and effective strategies to practice open syllables with your students. Let’s take a look at the characteristics of an...
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What is a long vowel? When should you teach your students about long vowels? And what order should you teach long vowel spelling patterns? Let’s learn all about long vowels, why they’re important, and how to teach them to...
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How can you know when to use CK or K at the end of a word? There is a simple, easy to follow rule that you can teach your students. Help them feel confident when spelling works that end with the /k/ sound, and understand which one to...
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Consonant digraphs are one of the first letter combinations your students need to learn to be strong readers and writers. Let’s take a look at what a digraph is, the spelling of the most common digraphs, and how the heck to teach...
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