Routine for Writing Big Words
Wondering how to help students write big words with greater accuracy and automaticity? In this tool, we provide a step-by-step routine to help students write big words, aligning sounds and spellings across the whole word. This brain-friendly approach to learning to write big words will allow your students to become more independent and successful. (From Shift 4 in Shifting the Balance; 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom.)
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