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Mar 31, 20204 min read

Qualities of a Quality Reading Teacher or Tutor

Qualities of a quality reading teacher or tutor.

Nov 5, 20195 min read

Systematic Phonics Instruction (Researched Strategies that WORK!)

Let's get down to the basics and what the research reveals about how to approach teaching a beginning reader to read. It's pretty simple,...

Oct 28, 20195 min read

Move from Phonemic Awareness to Phonics to Fluency

Last week was rough. My youngest was sick twice and it was all I could do to stay on top of life much less blog posts. As a result, the...

Oct 14, 20194 min read

Phonics & Phonemic Awareness (Why They're Both Important)

Every language consists of symbols with each symbol representing a sound. In English these are known as letters or letter combinations....

Oct 7, 20193 min read

The Value of ABC Books

You want an environment filled with reading material readers cannot wait to read. The goal is that you reader hears the sound that...

Oct 1, 20195 min read

Phonics Beginner Activities

My little girl is in Pre-K and does not want to do school most days. If I can get ten solid minutes on letters and numbers I'm absolutely...

Sep 24, 20194 min read

The Reciprocal Relationship Between Reading & Writing

Our end goal as educators should be to create life-long learners. In order to accomplish this we must value the ability to read and...

Sep 9, 20194 min read

My Early Elementary Writer's Favorite Tools (Alongside a Mom Q&A Session)

I'm going to approach this post as a Q&A session while giving the tools of my writer's (homeschool and tutoring students) favorite...

Sep 9, 20193 min read

Don't Over Complicate the Writing Process

When it comes to little minds we are to build a solid foundation in reading and writing. That is our primary goal. Otherwise, the...

Aug 19, 20194 min read

4 Ways I Got my 1st Grader Excited About Writing

First off I want to thank you for your patience during this time of our life! We've been in flux and limbo land for the month of July,...