Too Many Decorations can be Distracting

Posted by Brainspring on 4th Dec 2014

Hi everyone, I get to visit a lot of classrooms when I coach teachers who have taken the Phonics First training.  There have been 2 classrooms recently that took my breath away (in a good way).  In bo … read more

Multisensory Monday- Walking Word Wall

Posted by Brainspring on 1st Dec 2014

Hi everyone, Today is quite the Monday: Cyber Monday and Multisensory Monday!  There is an awesome Cyber Monday sale going on at shop.rlac.com.  (By the way, I also just got some great deals at Kohls. … read more

What’s the deal with Finland?

Posted by Brainspring on 20th Nov 2014

Hi everyone, In last week’s post I mentioned how Finland has a different attitude about teachers than the United States.  In case you didn’t have a chance to read the article, I want to share with you … read more

Multisensory Monday- Gobble, Gobble

Posted by Brainspring on 17th Nov 2014

  Gobble Gobble Word Cards Drop-e Rule Game This week Dite uses a similar idea as last week for a game about when to drop the e when adding a suffix to words. Check out the description and vide … read more

Are Teachers’ Salaries Sufficient?

Posted by Brainspring on 13th Nov 2014

Hi everyone, Believe it or not, today I wanted to share something interesting I found in Glamour magazine. Since I make sure to read through Time magazine first, I’m a couple months behind on Gl … read more

Multisensory Monday- Googly Eye Pointer

Posted by Brainspring on 9th Nov 2014

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  Thanks for liking and sharing last week’s post on Guided Reading!  From the response, it seems to be an important issue to you. Please comment and share y … read more