Recently, I shared a post about a tactile spelling activity. While you could easily apply that same concept to multisyllabic words, I...

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

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...

Hello friends! Can you believe we have reached the last week of February already? March is coming at us fast. In honor of our last week...

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...

It seems odd to begin my "LOVEly Instruction" showcase with a lesson on monsters (and you will really question my decision as you review...

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

Hello, friends! Today I have a sweet little character to introduce to you (and hopefully, your students/children as well!) Years (and I...

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...

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

Here are a few very real-life, no-fluff guidelines that I follow when using anchor charts in my classroom.

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...

Previously, I shared the importance of phonemic awareness development among young readers. If you missed that post, you can access...

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