Using House Paper is excellent for teaching the formation of letters and orientation so that students understand the letters and where they live in the house. So, without further ado, I would like to … read more

-nk ending sounds can be tricky for students (-ink, -ank, -onk, -unk) to become automatic with. The letters n and k usually sound especially strange next to a vowel, and it’s easier for students … read more

When students learn a new sound, they have a stronger chance of retaining the newly learned sound with frequent repetition and exposure. Why not practice a new sound with alliteration stories and a fu … read more

Syllabication makes a huge difference in students’ abilities to read larger, unfamiliar words.  After students begin to internalize the Syllabication steps, teachers will sometimes see some of those s … 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

In English, some words follow the rules and are phonetic. Some words do not follow the rules and are not phonetic. A word that does not follow the rules is called a Red Word. In this video, we briefly … read more