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

Here’s a fun, crafty, multisensory way to help students who need additional practice distinguishing between the “w” and “wh” /hw/ sounds and spelling (lessons 1-28 and 1-32.) It can be tailored to stu … read more

As students grow as readers and writers, they will encounter more significant words. One type of larger word is a compound word. Compound words are two little words joined together to make a new word. … read more

While we educators so often envision our classrooms or tutoring sessions to be quiet and calm, I have noticed that my most engaging and enriching lessons tend to be the ones that get a little “jumpy.” … read more

Here is an entertaining multisensory activity to use with Lesson 2-17.Your students will have enjoy matching the dictation words from Lesson 2-17 with the clues and solving the word puzzle.  Materials … read more