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Adjustments to Small-Group Instruction (Part 2):What else is STILL IMPORTANT, and What else NEEDS RECONSIDERING?

Adjustments to Small-Group Instruction (Part 2):What else is STILL IMPORTANT, and What else NEEDS RECONSIDERING?

by janandkari | Jan 27, 2023 | Blog

Last week, we shared 5 adjustments that can help you bring small-group instruction for early decoders more in line with your other shifts to early literacy instruction. If you missed it, you can find that post here. We hope that you have taken some time this week to...
Adjustments to Small-Group Instruction (Part 1): What’s STILL IMPORTANT and What NEEDS RECONSIDERING?

Adjustments to Small-Group Instruction (Part 1): What’s STILL IMPORTANT and What NEEDS RECONSIDERING?

by janandkari | Jan 20, 2023 | Blog

What about small-group instruction? What changes in light of new learning? What stays the same? If you’re like many of the educators we work with, questions like these are top of mind as you consider shifts to more brain-friendly literacy instruction for early...
Using our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 8): Spelling Comparisons

Using our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 8): Spelling Comparisons

by janandkari | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog

Have you ever set out to make a big purchase like a washing machine (TV, car, computer), only to discover that you don’t know enough about the two options to make an informed decision?  Chances are you’ve been there. You’ve been standing on the sales floor of...
Using our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 7): Word Chains

Using our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 7): Word Chains

by janandkari | Nov 11, 2022 | Blog

After our last blog series exploring each component of our Explicit Phonics Lesson Template, we knew we had to revisit one component in particular: Explicit Skill Practice. In our initial post about this lesson component, we looked at the focused skill practice from...
Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 6): Reading Text

Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 6): Reading Text

by janandkari | Oct 18, 2022 | Blog

Today’s post introduces the final component of our Explicit Phonics Lesson Template. Your readers have made it to the finish line. They’re ready to read connected text! Having navigated the previous components of the template, you’ve provided a supportive base for...
Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 5): Writing

Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 5): Writing

by janandkari | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog

We’ve all had them! The kind of days when you just need to call a teacher friend on the way home from school to talk to someone who just “gets it.”This is your person! The one who offers a listening ear, offering empathy, and encouragement. And the great thing about a...
Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 4): Blending Words

Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 4): Blending Words

by janandkari | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog

This week, we help students develop trust. Trust?! YES, trust! Students will take the skills they’ve learned in the first two components of our Explicit Phonics Lesson Template and put them together in one orchestrated action. The Blending section of The Template...
Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 3): Explicit Skills Practice

Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 3): Explicit Skills Practice

by janandkari | Sep 23, 2022 | Blog

Last week we warmed up our phonological processors during the Phonemic Awareness Warm-up component of the Explicit Phonics Lesson Template,  (If you missed that post you can find it here.)Now that your students are all warmed up, you are ready to roll up your sleeves...
Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 2): The Phonemic Awareness Warm-up

Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template (Part 2): The Phonemic Awareness Warm-up

by janandkari | Sep 15, 2022 | Blog

Let’s get reeeeaaadyy for a warm-up! No, not that kind of warm-up! The phonemic awareness warm-up portion of the Explicit Phonics Lesson Template won’t have you breaking a sweat, but it WILL support your students while they exercise their phonological processors! Last...
Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template Part 1: An Introduction

Using Our Flexible Phonics Lesson Template Part 1: An Introduction

by janandkari | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog

The start of the 2022-2023 school year is here! One wonderful thing about being an educator is the gift of fresh beginnings that a new school year brings! If only we could bottle the special mix of emotions that accompanies the back-to-school season–excitement,...
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