Struggling readers and spellers often have the most difficulty with vowels. Vowels are the most elusive letters in the English language. Because they are used in every word – even the two shorte … read more

In this Multisensory Monday, we suggest an activity to help students grasp what the purpose of a prefix is. A prefix comes before a base word and changes the meaning of the base word. Give this activi … read more

Two-syllable Magic-E words are tricky for struggling readers and require additional practice. Games are a fun way to include extra practice, and students play either in small groups, as a learning c … read more

Reading and spelling CVC words with suffix -s at the end can be challenging for some students. Words such as “taps” or “bugs” can be confusing because the student needs to first ignore the suffix -s, … read more

Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  Today’s activity is simple and will add some “zip” to the basic short vowel intensive. While having some fun, students will enjoy practicing short vo … read more

Students in Brainspring’s Structures program learn the different Greek and Latin number roots. Many of the root words tend to come easy for students to remember. In my experience, however, stude … read more