Since we all love a good freebie, I thought I would share one of my favorites, available in the Tally Tales TPT store! This one is...

Recently, I've shared information and resources related to phonemic awareness and phonological awareness. Feel free to visit those original posts if you missed them the first time! Today, I wanted to just give a brief recap of the relationship between these two concepts. Phonemic awareness is defined as the ability to hear, recognize, and manipulate individual sounds within words. These sounds are known as  phonemes . Hence, the term "phonemic awareness." If you notice, that

Phonological Awareness is a critical foundation for early literacy success—but knowing what it is isn’t the same as knowing how to teach it effectively. That’s where Phonological Awareness: differentiated activities make all the difference. Teachers need practical, structured support they can use with confidence, especially in those early years. From my own classroom experience, having Phonological Awareness: differentiated activities ready to go transforms instruction—sa

In a previous post, I wrote about the importance of phonemic awareness in classroom reading instruction. If you missed that post, you can easily visit it here . Today, I want to extend my topic a bit to share information about phonological awareness . If you fall among the majority of teachers (myself included, at one point in time) you may be surprised to learn that there is, in fact, a difference between those two topics. Before we proceed, let's clear up a common misunders

Previously, I shared the importance of phonemic awareness development among young readers. If you missed that post, you can access it  here . Still, knowing about phonemic awareness is one thing; knowing how to appropriately help your students develop it is another. Speaking from experience, I know that it really  helps if you have some structured activities to guide you while you're guiding them... especially in those early years of teaching! Today, I want to share one of

So here's something you already know : If you teach young children, then you are a reading teacher. Here's something you may not  know : If you are teaching children how to read, then not only should you be knowledgable about phonemic awareness, but you should be doing activities daily with your students to help support their development in that area. Here's the reality:  Very few teachers can clearly articulate what  phonemic awareness is and why it is important for young r