Teaching Reading

Why the Three Cueing System Isn’t Supporting Your Reading Instruction

Are you working your tail off to help your struggling readers but nothing that you do is working? There might be something you’re doing every day that is getting in the way of your success! There’s a very good chance you’ve been utilizing the teaching strategies of the Three Cueing System, making reading a much […]

Phonics Scope and Sequence

How a Phonics Scope and Sequence Can Help a Struggling Reader The goal of this training is to be able to understand the benefits of a phonics scope and sequence for reading instruction and what you can do to start implementing a phonics scope and sequence in your classroom.  There are many skills that a […]

3 Mistakes Made When Teaching Reading

Let’s talk about 3 mistakes made when teaching reading. Mistakes. I make them. You make them. Our students make them. We are human after all and it’s part of the learning process. Let’s identify if you are making these mistakes and also talk about what you can do to prevent making them. Mistake #1: Introducing […]

3 Tips to Prevent Reading Failure – Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers

Preventing reading failure requires we provide reading interventions for struggling readers as early as possible. When I first was learning about how students learn to read, I was shocked to hear students who struggle with learning to read rarely ever catch up without intensive, expensive intervention. Studies show children who struggle in first grade with […]

How to Teach Kids to Read: 4 Areas Every Kindergarten and First Grade Teacher Needs to Teach to Mastery

How to teach kids to read should be the number one priority for kindergarten and first grade teachers. These two grades are the years we must ensure our students learn the reading foundational skills. Mastering these skills will set them on a path to success. ​Research shows there are 5 pillars of reading that students […]