Make 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...
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Leslie
- Mar 23
- 4 min
Using Elkonin Boxes with Multisyllabic Words
Recently, I shared a post about a tactile spelling activity. While you could easily apply that same concept to multisyllabic words, I...
Leslie
- Mar 2
- 1 min
A Freebie: Using Elkonin Boxes to Support Phonemic Awareness Development
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...
Leslie
- Feb 23
- 2 min
LOVEly Instruction: Hands-on, Tactile Learning Experiences
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...
Leslie
- Feb 16
- 2 min
LOVEly 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...
Leslie
- Feb 9
- 3 min
LOVEly Instruction: Low-prep, teacher-made materials
Confession: I love the "fancy" teacher stuff. I love shopping on Amazon, perusing Pinterest, and envisioning all the shiny, new things in...
Leslie
- Feb 2
- 2 min
LOVEly Instruction: Morpheme Monsters - Teaching about Prefixes and Suffixes
It seems odd to begin my "LOVEly Instruction" showcase with a lesson on monsters (and you will really question my decision as you review...
Leslie
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Beginning Consonant Blends Mega-Pack
Today I want to highlight a TallyTales product devoted entirely to beginning consonant blends: the Beginning Consonant Blends MegaPack:...
Leslie
- Jan 19
- 2 min
A Handwriting Freebie: "Mr. BD Eyes"
Hello, friends! Today I have a sweet little character to introduce to you (and hopefully, your students/children as well!) Years (and I...
Leslie
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Teaching Decoding Skills for Multisyllable Words
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...
Leslie
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Easy-to-Assemble Blending Board Notebook
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...
Leslie
- Jan 26, 2020
- 3 min
Using Small-Group Techniques in Whole-Group Phonics Instruction
One of my goals for this site is to highlight very specific strategies and resources for multi-sensory phonics instruction. This is a...
Leslie
- Jan 20, 2020
- 4 min
5 Big Tips for Using Anchor Charts Effectively
Here are a few very real-life, no-fluff guidelines that I follow when using anchor charts in my classroom.
Leslie
- Jan 3, 2020
- 2 min
Goal-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...
Leslie
- Oct 6, 2019
- 3 min
Phonemic Awareness: Activities for Beginning Sounds in CVC Words
Previously, I shared the importance of phonemic awareness development among young readers. If you missed that post, you can access...
Leslie
- Sep 7, 2019
- 3 min
Teach 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...
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