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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…

Secret Stories® Blog with Katie Garner

Teaching Tips & Tools for Optimal Reading Instruction

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

Fast-Track Phonics with Play-Based Learning

Unlocking the Phonics Code for Older Readers

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

How to Teach Persuasive Writing in First Grade

The Phonics “Home-School” Connection for Reading