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Showing Young Readers How to Navigate the Phases of Word Reading (Part 4): Why Skipping the Word Is Problematic
This is our fourth installment in a 6-part series about how practices for supporting readers when they are stuck on a word can either help them find their way...
Showing Young Readers How to Navigate the Phases of Word Reading (Part 3): Why Looking at the First Letter of the Word Isn’t Enough (even when “read” correctly)
This post is our third in a 6-part series about how you can support readers who are trying to read a word they don’t know. Deciding how to prompt readers when...
Showing Young Readers How to Navigate the Phases of Word Reading (Part 2): Why Looking at the Pictures Isn’t as Helpful as We Thought
In our last blog, we used a map-reading metaphor to introduce Linnea Ehri’s phases of word learning (1987, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2017). Today we take that...
Showing Young Readers How to Navigate the Phases of Word Reading (Part 1): A Journey Through Ehri’s Phases
It is summer! Perhaps you are traveling somewhere. While you probably rely on the little person inside your phone to tell you which way to go, we want you to...
Today, We Celebrate You
We think every day is the right day to celebrate the work of educators. So, for every single teacher committed to making our schools better places for kids,...
4 Things that Might Surprise You About ❤️ Heart Words
As more and more schools are making shifts to more brain-friendly practices, many have embraced the idea of marking certain parts of a high-frequency word...
What is Word-by-Word Reading, and Why is it Okay for Beginning Readers?
Listening to proficient readers, it is easy to assume that the word you hear them say is the word their brain is processing. From the outside-in, it just...
We’ve Got News to Share! 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom is coming soon!
Friends, When we wrote our little book, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, we wanted it to be...
A Phonics Lesson Planning “Easy Button!”
We love it when educators ask for something to simplify their busy lives, and we can find a way to make it happen! Since our Fall 2022 blog series...
Decodable Texts Q&A (Part 6): More Ideas for Getting Started
In this Decodable Text Series, we’ve been exploring questions about the place, the purpose, and the practicality of using decodable...
Decodable Texts Q&A (Part 5): What About FREE Decodable Books and Texts?
Tax-free. Gluten-free. Free sample. Free time. Free shipping. Free parking. Who doesn’t love a freebie? We know we...
Decodable Texts Q&A (Part 4): What Else to Look For – The MEANING
We love finding a Netflix or Prime series that we can count on - one that gives us something to think about after watching as well as...
Decodable Texts Q&A (Part 3): What to Look for – The WORDS
In the last couple of blogs, we’ve unpacked these three questions about decodable texts:Who really needs decodable texts, anyway?What is a...
Decodable Texts Q&A (Part 2): How many?
Last week we launched a series focused on questions and answers about the very hot topic of decodable texts. We explored what decodable texts are, why they...
Decodable Texts Q&A (Part 1): What? Why? Who?
Decodable texts! Conversations about them seem to be popping up everywhere these days!If we’re honest, we have to admit that we both started this journey with...
What do Dark Chocolate, Coffee, and Literacy Instruction Have in Common?
It’s tempting to look for research to prove an opinion we already hold and feel deeply committed to. Kari loves dark chocolate. And she knows there’s research...
Adjustments to Small-Group Instruction (Part 2):What else is STILL IMPORTANT, and What else NEEDS RECONSIDERING?
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...
Adjustments to Small-Group Instruction (Part 1): What’s STILL IMPORTANT and What NEEDS RECONSIDERING?
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...
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