Reading instruction

This post breaks down how I teach reading in 5th grade and how my reading block is structured, including the materials needed.

Learn how to align your instruction to the science of reading using heart words, sound walls and decodable texts in kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms.

Utilize these fantastic reading comprehension resources to help your student develop this skill.

The best way for disfluent readers to become fluent is by reading! These students need to focus on ACCURATE text reading, use decodable text, repeated readings, systemic daily practice of reading words accurately, modeling of fluent reading and encouraging students to read like they are talking. Students need LOTS of opportunities to read text (at their level) using choral, cloze, echo and partner reading. These are great fluency strategies are for interventions. #fluency #fluencystrategies

In this post, I'll show you a peek inside my 2nd Edition No Prep Reading Intervention Binder. I have been working on this intervention binder for

Unlock strategies for 4th and 5th grade small group reading. Explore different focuses and a six-step process to use.

An education blog for K-1 teachers.

Learn how to set up your literacy block while aligning with the science of reading, and grab my sample literacy schedule.

Have students who just can't remember what they have read? I have ten reading comprehension strategies to use right away to help them out!

There’s a lot of books about the Science of Reading. But which ones are the best for comprehension? Getting started? Small group?