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Have you taught hard and soft sounds? This blog post will explain the difference between hard and soft sounds, guide you on how and when to teach this, and provide some activities for teaching hard and soft g/c sounds to first and second grade students.

Do you know what diphthongs are? How about ways to explain diphthongs to students? Check out this post for an explanation, plus tips for teaching this phonics concept in second grade!

Do you teach consonant-l-e words? This blog post has a super easy trick to help kids decode - and even spell - consonant-l-e words! Read the entire post for ideas about teaching consonant-l-e in second grade and beyond.

Do you know what vowel teams are? And when to teach them? Want some engaging activities and lessons for your students? In this blog post, you'll learn all about vowel teams and get lots of phonics teaching ideas for Kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students!

Do you know what glued sounds - or welded sounds - are? And when to teach them? Want some engaging activities and lessons for your students? In this blog post, you'll learn all about glued sounds and get lots of phonics teaching ideas for Kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students!

Do you know the phonics rule for doubling a final consonant at the end of a word or syllable? Want some fun ideas for explicitly teaching and modeling it? In this blog post, you'll learn all about double final consonants and get lots of phonics teaching ideas!

Do you know the difference between a digraph and a blend? Want some fun ideas for teaching blends? In this blog post, you'll learn all about blends and get lots of phonics teaching ideas for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade!

What is a digraph? What are some fun lesson ideas for teaching digraphs? In this blog post, you'll learn all about digraphs and get lots of phonics teaching ideas for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade!

Do you know what a CCVC word is? What about a grapheme? Understanding phonemes, graphemes, consonant/vowel structure, and syllables will make you a better phonics and reading teacher!

Are your Kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students or children getting stuck on tricky words? This blog post has 9 strategies you can use to help them!

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I’m Alison, a literacy specialist. I love getting kids excited about reading and writing – and sharing teaching ideas with other teachers!

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