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

This post focuses on using elkonin boxes with multisyllabic words. Elkonin Boxes are common tools for multi-sensory phonics instruction, and they are valuable for connecting phonemic awareness to phonics skills.

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...

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

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Hello, friends! Today I have a sweet little character to introduce to you (and hopefully, your students/children as well!) Years (and I do mean many years) ago, a colleague shared the concept of a character known as "Mr. BD Eyes" with me. At the time, he did not really have a specific, identifiable image; He was simply a character that I taught my students how to draw whenever they struggled to remember how to write their b's and d's correctly. These letters are so often co

I am so excited to share this product with you. This was, by far, one of my favorite resources to create. It's not a new concept at all,...

Today, I am sharing a sweet, simple version of a "Never, ever" poster that may be used as a reference poster for fluent reading.  I often discuss "robot reading" with my students. We call the expressionless, halting style of reading "Robot Reading" because, obviously, it sounds more like the voice of a robot than that of a fluent reader. In order to become fluent readers, students must learn to read with smooth, expressive voices -very much as though they are having a convers