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Tuesday’s Tip – An Easy and Cheap Way to Prevent Summer Slide and a FREEBIE!

Tuesday’s Tip – An Easy and Cheap Way to Prevent Summer Slide and a FREEBIE!
Hey there teacher friends! We’ve all heard the stats of what happens when kids don’t read over the summer….the dreaded summer slide!  We’ve been told by the experts that a child need only read six… View Post
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Tuesday’s Tip – Drum Those Syllables!

Tuesday’s Tip – Drum Those Syllables!
Do you have intermediate students who have difficulty breaking multi-syllable words into parts, but would think “clapping” the syllables or using Elkonin boxes to be babyish?  Well, here is something that works and has the… View Post
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Let’s Make Reading Fun Again! Here’s How!

Let’s Make Reading Fun Again! Here’s How!
Is reading drudgery or fun for our kids?  I’ve been pondering this a lot lately.  With state testing about to begin and all the push to get those CCSS learned, I can see the look… View Post
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Hopscotch Blending – A fun and active strategy to increase learning PLUS a Freebie!!

Hopscotch Blending – A fun and active strategy to increase learning PLUS a Freebie!!
I forgot.  Ummmm……I’m not sure.  What’s this word? /s/p/o/t/……tip?  I don’t know.  I can’t read it.  Have you heard some of those things in your classroom?  Do they sound all too familiar?  They are the… View Post
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Tuesday’s Tip – Fixing Struggles with Reading Words Correctly

Tuesday’s Tip – Fixing Struggles with Reading Words Correctly
Do you have readers who are struggling to read a tricky word correctly?  Do they often look at the first letter or letters and guess?  That is a common struggle and one that can be… View Post