While reading, in general, is a vast process that covers lots of different concepts, we do not have to make it boring. One favorite activity of mine is to take some of the dictation words or sentences … read more

Making a rain stick is a fun way to reinforce the /ā/ sound of the vowel team ai.   If you have young, crafty, or creative students, they will enjoy this activity.  Materials: Paper towel tube … read more

Red Words in Phonics First© and Structures© are considered irregular words.  They are either words that are not phonetic (cannot be fingertapped) or high-frequency words that contain advanced spelling … read more

Are you looking for a fun way to practice and review concepts learned in a layer? Here is an idea that will engage your student and help reinforce concepts. Materials:Multisensory phonics ca … read more

Practicing rhythm and rhyme is one of the first steps toward phonemic awareness proficiency. Listening to and reacting to rhymes hones students' auditory skills, which are imperative to reading and sp … read more

Single vowels have short and long sounds, slowing readers down because they think about which sound works with the words they read. When two vowels are together in a word, it is called a vowel digraph … read more