Phonological Awareness

Sight Word Mastery Method Step 1

Let’s dive into the first step in this five-part series as we cover the Sight Word Mastery Method. This method is going to help you to ensure that your students learn their sight words in the upcoming school year. We all know that when kids are able to learn their sight words, they are going […]

Sight Words vs Phonics: Teaching Kids How to Read

When it comes to teaching phonics vs. sight words, do you feel confident you know the difference? Sometimes the line between these two elements of reading can be blurred. It’s important to not only know the difference but have a systematic way of teaching both. When you do, it makes a huge impact on a […]

Phonological Awareness Skills: What Strong Readers Must Know

Do you still have students that are still struggling with reading CVC words? If you do, they may have some gaps in terms of their phonological awareness skills. In this training, I’m going to walk you through what those phonological skills are and the specific activities that you can be doing to make sure they […]

Why Phoneme Segmentation is a Skill Good Readers Will Master

Understanding Phoneme Segmentation A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound. If you have the word “cat” and you want to break it down into phonemes, you would have /c/ /a/ /t/. Each of those individual sounds is a phoneme. Segmentation is just the process of breaking things apart. So when we […]

Motivate Struggling Readers with These 3 Simple Strategies

The number one struggle teachers face when teaching reading is finding ways to motivate struggling readers. Without a plan, it can be such a frustrating process for both you and the student. Struggling readers are not excited to grab a book because it’s not an enjoyable experience. When they avoid diving into text, then […]

Top 2 Reasons Why You Need to Start Using Elkonin Boxes Today in Your Classroom

When it comes to phonological awareness, phoneme blending and phoneme segmentation are two skills that are critical for students to master before moving on to more complex skills. Elkonin boxes are an incredible tool that allows students to practice both of these skills. Elkonin Boxes Teach Phoneme Blending The National Reading […]