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Teaching Vowel Sounds to English Language Learners

Teaching English Language Learners in Pre-Kindergarten How to Read

Brain Based Learning, ELL, Kindergarten, Struggling Readers, Title I

How to Teach Reading to English Language Learners I went from knowing nothing about phonics to becoming a "code-cracking" expert, and then I helped my kids do the same! By Ariana Curcó, pre-k/kindergarten Teacher in Monterrey, Mexico If…

Phonics Intervention for Struggling Readers

Dyslexia, ELL, Reading Intervention, Second Grade, Struggling Readers, Vowels

(This post was originally posted on I Teach What's Your Super Power Blog, and excerpts pertaining to the Secret Stories® have been shared here, with permission from the author.) Struggling Readers and the Phonics Divide I had never heard…

Teaching Struggling Readers in a Title I “Turn-Around” School

ELL, First Grade, Free Phonics Resources, Guided Reading/ Word Work, Home School Connection, Homeschoolers, Older Readers, Phonics Flashcards, Phonics Games and Activities, Phonics Videos, Reading Intervention, Sneaky Y®/ Sounds of Y, Struggling Readers, Teaching Writing, Title I

A guest post by second grade teacher, Kelli Gunkle. Struggling Readers + Failing School = No Time for "Cute" My name is Kelli Gunkle and I am a second grade teacher in Daytona Beach, Florida. I have been teaching for 5 years in a low-income,…

Fast-Track Phonics with Play-Based Learning

Brain Based Learning, ELL, First Grade, Guided Reading/ Word Work, Kindergarten, Phonics Games and Activities, Phonics Posters, Phonics Videos, Reading Intervention, Sight Words, Sneaky Y®/ Sounds of Y, Social Emotional Learning Channels, Struggling Readers, Teaching Writing, Title I, Vowels

A Guest Post By Melissa Gregory —Kindergarten Teacher at Title I School in Ohio Kindergarten- End of October Who says kindergartners can’t have access to ALL of the code needed to read and write in a short amount of time???? By the…

Unlocking the Phonics Code for Older Readers

Brain Based Learning, ELL, Home School Connection, Homeschoolers, Older Readers, Phonics for Dyslexia, Phonics Videos, Reading Intervention, Social Emotional Learning Channels, Struggling Readers, Title I

Helping Older Readers Who Struggle A Guest Post by Anna Hardway, M. Ed. I know if you are reading this, you are probably a teacher of older students, or a parent of a struggling reader who has been told that their child "can't read." If…

phonics for dyslexia paired associate memory

Tricking the Dyslexic Brain Into Reading: A Backdoor Approach to Phonics

Brain Based Learning, Dyslexia, Home School Connection, Homeschoolers, Orton Gillingham, Phonics for Dyslexia, Reading Intervention, Social Emotional Learning Channels, Struggling Readers

Dyslexia, Reading, Phonics & the Brain Dyslexia So what is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is often genetic, and that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent…

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