It started as a routine phonics lesson in the 1st grade Bronx classroom I was observing to study how students learn to read. The objective was to learn the igh spelling pattern. The list of words was ...
In this video I share one of my favorite free resources for teaching phonics and spelling rules. I walk you through the Mr Spelling YouTube channel and show a few clips of his rap songs on vowel teams ...
On a chilly Tuesday back in January, my 7-year-old son’s classroom in Minneapolis was humming with reading activities. At their desks, first- and second-graders wrote on worksheets, read independently ...
One of the most influential names in the “science of reading” movement has issued a surprising warning: After years of neglecting to systematically teach students foundational reading skills, he says, ...
Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. Critics may not be appeased. By Dana Goldstein For decades, ...