Knowing how to break words into syllables helps students pronounce words, figure out unknown words, and assists with spelling.Materials: -Legos-Picture cardsPrint and cut the picture cards. Players ta … read more

Most teachers have given up on spelling lists since they do not work. Students memorize words for the test but forget them soon after. Most words in the English language follow patterns and spelling r … read more

The benefits of Repeated Reading cannot be understated. Rereading text will strengthen these important reading skills:  Fluency: multiple exposures to words leads to orthographic mapping which i … read more

Some students have difficulty identifying short vowel sounds and need additional practice. This is a short game to practice with those sounds.Materials: -Short Vowel List-Short Vowel Race Board -Crayo … read more

A syllable is one unit of sound. Learning syllables involves chunking sounds together in words. This helps the student sound out words when reading. Syllabication can also assist with decoding allowin … read more

Where was Scarborough’s Reading Rope back when I started teaching? After going through college as an education major in the 90s, the complexities of reading, including how one learns to read and compr … read more