Literacy

Have you been wondering how to develop first grade reading comprehension?    Reading skills are so important for these early learners.  They need to learn the skills of decoding, blending, sight word recognition and reading comprehension. Students should be exposed to many multi-sensory activities to develop first grade reading comprehension.  This could include many hands-on centers […]

Are you looking for some memorable March children’s books to use in your classroom that include literacy extension activities?  This just may be what you are looking for! For the most part, this month certainly does not have as many holidays as the month of February.  However, there are many topics for your students to

Have you been wondering how to improve kindergarten reading comprehension?    Reading skills are so important for these early learners.  They need to learn the basic reading skills along with  reading comprehension. Students should be exposed to many multi-sensory activities to improve kindergarten reading comprehension.  This could include many hands-on centers and activities to develop these

Are you looking for some February holiday children’s books to use in your classroom that include literacy extension activities?  This just may be what you are looking for! In fact, this month is filled with several great holidays which leads to wonderful literacy experiences for your students.  You many have had the opportunity to read

Project Read Red Words, what are they?   Are they sight word?  Are they high-frequency words? How do you teach Red Words?  There can be a lot of confusion around  Red Words! First, let’s look at what they are.  Next, who should learn these words.  Finally, how should you go about teaching Red Words.  What is

Are you looking for some January celebrations children’s books to use in your classroom that include literacy extension activities? This may be the list for you! To begin with, some of these January celebrations children’s books may be classics that you have read before. Hopefully, some will be a wonderful new adventure for you and

Have you been thinking about using the Project Read Language Arts Program in your classroom?    This Project Read guide may answer some of your questions. What is Project Read ? First, what is Project Read? It is a reading and writing program that is based on the study of several courses. It includes materials in

Are you looking for engaging children’s books for December with literacy extension activities?  This may be the list for you!  Because there are so many children’s book for December to choose from, this list has been narrowed to eight great books.  Above all, whatever you choose to read, enjoy these wonderful books and try some

Have you been thinking about using literature-based units of study in your classroom?   This guide to using literature-based units of study may answer your questions.    Definition of Literature-Based Units of Study First, let’s define a literature-based unit of study.  A literature-based unit of study are lessons made from a single or a series of books. 

October: Where the Wild Things Are To create memorable literacy units for your students can be time consuming, but very rewarding in so many ways. Reading can take you so many places and exposing kids to great literature is one of the best perks of being an educator.  Let me guide you through creating memorable