If you are searching for a way to strengthen your phonics instruction, I definitely recommend making it a multisensory experience for...

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...

Confession: I love the "fancy" teacher stuff. I love shopping on Amazon, perusing Pinterest, and envisioning all the shiny, new things in...

Today I want to highlight a TallyTales product devoted entirely to beginning consonant blends: the Beginning Consonant Blends MegaPack:...

I 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...

I 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...

R-controlled syllables (commonly referred to as "Bossy R") are difficult for all of my students, and I am constantly searching for new...

One of my goals for this site is to highlight very specific strategies and resources for multi-sensory phonics instruction. This is a...

Spelling with -ng and -nk can be particularly tricky for students...

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...

So... you want to spend more time teaching syllable division in your daily instruction? WONDERFUL! But... you don't know exactly where to...

As previously described, it is my goal to develop a variety of phonics-based resources to support classroom instruction with specific...