LeslieMar 92 minMake it Multisenory: A Tactile Spelling Activity!If you are searching for a way to strengthen your phonics instruction, I definitely recommend making it a multisensory experience for...
LeslieFeb 162 minLOVEly Instruction: Building Fluency with "Pyramid Reading Passages"I love phonics instruction. Maybe it's just part of my K-2 heart, but I love watching readers grow as a result of explicit, skill-based...
LeslieFeb 93 minLOVEly Instruction: Low-prep, teacher-made materialsConfession: I love the "fancy" teacher stuff. I love shopping on Amazon, perusing Pinterest, and envisioning all the shiny, new things in...
LeslieJan 262 minBeginning Consonant Blends Mega-PackToday I want to highlight a TallyTales product devoted entirely to beginning consonant blends: the Beginning Consonant Blends MegaPack:...
LeslieJan 122 minTeaching Decoding Skills for Multisyllable WordsI recently had some questions about the syllable bags my students create in our class. Today, I want to elaborate on this a bit. I am...
LeslieJan 52 minEasy-to-Assemble Blending Board NotebookI am so excited to share this today. This was, by far, one of my favorite resources to create. It's not a new concept at all, but the...
LeslieFeb 2, 20202 minR-Controlled Syllables: aka "Bossy R"R-controlled syllables (commonly referred to as "Bossy R") are difficult for all of my students, and I am constantly searching for new...
LeslieJan 26, 20203 minUsing Small-Group Techniques in Whole-Group Phonics InstructionOne of my goals for this site is to highlight very specific strategies and resources for multi-sensory phonics instruction. This is a...
LeslieJan 12, 20202 minSpelling Words with -ng and -nk: An Original Tale and More!Spelling with -ng and -nk can be particularly tricky for students...
LeslieJan 3, 20202 minGoal-Setting: Fluency (and a Freebie!)Let me begin with this very clear point: fluency is MORE than just reading fast. It is so much more. The rate of reading (words read...
LeslieSep 7, 20193 minTeach Syllable Division Without Feeling Overwhelmed!So... you want to spend more time teaching syllable division in your daily instruction? WONDERFUL! But... you don't know exactly where to...
LeslieApr 11, 20193 minResources for Teaching the Sounds of C and GAs previously described, it is my goal to develop a variety of phonics-based resources to support classroom instruction with specific...