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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
Mar 2, 20221 min read


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 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

Leslie
Jan 19, 20222 min read


A Freebie for the New Year! Kid-Friendly Reference Poster for Fluency
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

Leslie
Jan 2, 20221 min read
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