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Phonics Learning Videos

Teaching Clips, Tips & Tricks for Optimal Reading Instruction

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Katie Garner Live in the Secret Stories® Facebook Group - The NEW "Warm Neutrals"

Secret Stories® Phonics Porta-Pics: A Portable Sound Wall for Independent Reading and Writing

2024 Winter Educator Summit with Keynotes Emily Hanford, Dr. Richard Warren and Katie Garner

Secret Stories® Digital Phonics Stickers w/Embedded Mnemonics and Word Mapping Mats

Hello Literacy’s Decodable Readers w/Secret Stories® Phonics Alignment | Jen Jones

Secret Stories® are the "reading glasses" kids need ALL DAY LONG to make sense of words! (K-2nd)

Simplifying the Science of Reading: Accessing the Brain's Backdoor™ for Phonics Instruction

Good Phonics Instruction Should Accelerate Reading, Not Slow It Down | Secret Stories® Brain-in-Mind

Decoding Sight Words with INTERACTIVE Phonics | Secret Stories

Decoding Sight Words with Phonics Secrets | Secret Stories®

Phonics Activities - Decoding Sight Words for Reading & Word Mapping | Secret Stories

Phonics Stories for Reading: “Rational” vs “Irrational” Mnemonics for Letter Sounds | Secret Stories

Secret Stories Better Alphabet™ Song EXPLAINED: Why Muscle Memory Does NOT Need Motions or Stories

Fast-Tracking Individual Letter Sound Mastery w/the BETTER ALPHABET™ Song | Secret Stories® Phonics

Spelling Words in Kindergarten w/Secret Stories Better Alphabet™ Song, Superhero Vowels® & Mommy E®

Teaching Writing in Kindergarten - Using Secret Stories® Phonics "Porta-Pics" to Spell & Read Words

Secret Stories® "Letter Runs" Alphabet Activity - Decoding and Encoding Phonics Fun for Reading

Secret Stories® "Letter Runs" ABC Song BACKWARDS! Decoding & Encoding Phonics Fun for Reading

Secret Stories® "Letter Runs" Phonics Song in RANDOM ORDER! Decoding & Encoding Fun for Reading

Secret Stories Better Alphabet™ Song 2 Weeks Into Kindergarten - Learning Letter Sounds for Reading

Decoding Words in Kindergarten with Secretables™ Phonics Stickers for Reading | Secret Stories®

"Voiced/Unvoiced TH" Does It Matter? - How to Teach Phonics with the Brain in Mind | Secret Stories®

Phonics with the Brain in Mind: How to Fast-Track Teaching 44 Phonemes for Reading - Secret Stories®

A Sound Wall for Independent Reading & Writing - Secret Stories® Phonics [Decoding/Encoding Words]

Secret Stories® Phonics: "What it IS, What it's NOT and WHY kids need it!" / Science of Reading

Secret Stories® Brain Based Phonics Instruction for Beginning Readers- - "Emotion-Driven" Learning

Better Alphabet™ Song - Fast Mastery of Individual Letters/Sounds in Prek | Secret Stories® Phonics

Secret Stories® Phonics - "Scooping Out the Whole Secret!" FAQs for Getting Started with Jen Foster

Phonics Flashcards for Practice Reading High Frequency Words (Fry) | Secret Stories® Phonics

Decoding Sight Words with Phonics Secrets for Reading - Phoneme Grapheme Mapping | Secret Stories®

Phonics Activities for Reading and Spelling Short Vowel CVC Words | Secret Stories®

Fun Phonics Activities - Decoding Short Vowel CVC Words with Secret Stories® Boom Cards

What is a Blend? The Fast Way to Teach Consonant Blends for Reading and Writing | Secret Stories®

Building a Neuroscience Bridge to the Science of Reading to Fast-Track Phonics Skills | Katie Garner

Secret Stories® Phonics | Decoding Phoneme-Grapheme Connections w/Student Names [Science of Reading]

Connecting Speech to Print: Secret Stories Grant Proposal /Secret Stories®️Blog Clip

Connecting Speech to Print in Kindergarten - Science of Reading Phonics Instruction | Secret Stories

Simple Phonics Instruction for Class and Homeschool Reading | Secret Stories

Phonics for Upper Grade Struggling Older Readers - Decoding Strategies for Reading & Spelling

Best Phonics Resources for Teaching Reading in K-2 with Mrs. Call's Campers | Secret Stories®

Teacher-Made Presentations for Easy Staff Sharing

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Phonics Tutorial Videos

Katie’s “Quick-Tip” Secret Stories® Clips

HOW IT WORKS

Sharing a Secret

Don’t Stick to the Script!

Ownership is Key

Why It Works

No More Memorizing!

The “Better Alphabet” Song

HOW IT LOOKS

Who Knows the Secret?

(AU / AW)

Superhero Vowels® & their “Short & Lazy” Sounds

Mommy E®

Spotting Secrets!

(TION / SION / ATION)

Sneaky Y®

The Exception “Outlaw” Words

(TH)

Writing Like They Read

(‘Zookeepers’)

Experience is the Best Teacher!

(‘Vowel-Hearts’ & ER / IR / UR & OI / OY)

Secrets to Spelling— Experience is the Best Teacher

(2 Vowels Go A-Walkin’)

Experience to Fine-Tune Spelling Choices

(AY / EY & AI & MOMMY E®)

HOW IT SOUNDS

Musical “Brain Teasers” for Building Sound-Skill Automaticity

Musical Exercise for Optimal Learning

Letters to Patterns – It’s Just So Easy!

The Short Vowel “Letter Run”

(AR)