Do you want your students to apply their phonics learning to their writing? I know I do! And I also know that this doesn’t happen easily for all students. In today’s quick post, I want to share a free tool with you—a template for a word part dictionary. Relatively recently, I started having my students…… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Word Work / Phonics
Help! My Students Aren’t Reading Their Words During Word Work Activities!
When your students are doing independent word work activities, are they reading the words? So many times, I’ve noticed that unless I’m standing right there, reminding my kids to read their words, word work turns into something silent and passive! For example, students might be making words with magnetic letters, using word flashcards as a…… Continue Reading
Teaching Phonics to Students with Dyslexia: My Interview with Becky from SMART ALEC Resources
Have you ever suspected that one of your students has dyslexia or some type of reading disability? Today’s post is all about supporting these students during phonics and word work activities! Recently, I’ve been learning a lot more about interventions for students with dyslexia. But I’m definitely not an expert or a special education teacher,…… Continue Reading
One Simple Way to Easily Differentiate Word Work Activities & Minimize Your Prep Time
Prepping word work activities can be SO time-consuming! Sometimes there are tons of things to print, cut out, and laminate. You spend 45 minutes preparing an activity…and then the kids are done with it in 10 minutes!! 😱 How can you keep things fresh and interesting when it takes so much time to prep each activity? Then…… Continue Reading
How to Help K-2 Students Transfer Their Word Work Learning to Their Reading and Writing
“They can spell the words during word study, but then it doesn’t transfer!” Have you found yourself saying this before? If you’re like me, you’ve seen students appear to have mastered a spelling pattern or word family during phonics/word study…but then they spell it incorrectly in their writing. Or they don’t use that knowledge in…… Continue Reading
5 Phonics Activities to Keep Word Study Interesting (for K-2)
Looking for some fresh phonics activities for your word study lessons? I use a lot of word sorts in my word study lessons, and they’re effective. But sometimes my kiddos and I get a little tired of sort after sort after sort. Can you relate? 🙂 In today’s post, I’ll share 5 phonics activities to…… Continue Reading
How (and Why) I Teach Phonics / Word Study / Spelling In Small Groups
Do you teach phonics in a small group setting? Or are you thinking of starting small groups, but you’re not sure how to get going? In this post, I’ll share why I teach word study (sometimes referred to as phonics or spelling) in a small group setting. I’ll also share tips and possible schedules for setting…… Continue Reading
Best Practices in Phonics and Word Study Instruction for K-2
Phonics instruction (or word study, or word work) is an important component of literacy instruction. But as you probably already know, it’s such a complex thing to teach! Questions come up, like… How do you figure out what kids need to work on? What’s the best way to address different students’ levels? How do you…… Continue Reading
