Science of reading word work

Discover 5 literacy centers aligned to the Science of Reading. These low-prep, engaging activities are ideal for K-2 students and classrooms.

In my last post, we discussed orthographic mapping and why it is crucial for reading success. Theory is great, but what every teacher wants to know is this—how does it look in practice? In it’s simplest terms, we want to use activities that will help students focus on matching sound to print. Today, I want to talk about a variety of activities that you can use to promote orthographic mapping.Phonemic awarenessWithout phonemic awareness, orthographic mapping isn’t possible. Children must be…

Looking for a manageable shift that aligns with the Science of Reading? Let's look at the difference between Heart Words vs. Flash Words, learn how to teach heart words, and find phonics scope and sequence that can work in your first, second, or third-grade classroom. These resources are all FREE and easy to implement! Click on the link to check out the post!

Learn about Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping, an effective way to build students' word recognition and grab a FREE CVC Word Mapping activity!

I mentioned in my last post that I am taking time this summer to really delve into the science of reading, making plans to adapt my instruction this fall to better reflect what research shows about how children learn to read. One big shift when aligning instruction with the science of reading is in the area of sight words or high frequency words. Many of us have been told that these words are not decodable and that students simply need to memorize them, leading to well-intentioned drilling…

Word mapping, also known as phoneme-grapheme mapping, is an activity where students link the 'sound' part of a word to the 'letter' part of a word.

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

Let's discover science of reading aligned centers. You will be able to fully integrate science of reading into your literacy centers.

Science of Reading is taking over elementary classrooms, and today I’m sharing how to incorporate Science of Reading centers into your classroom. Science of Reading has 5 components: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. These components can be used to create play centers or center games. I also like to use multisensory word work in centers as well. Check out my K-2 classroom no prep centers and center management and get started today!

In this post, I am share 5 tips for teaching Heart Words in the classroom, a high-frequency words scope and sequence to guide you, & a Heart Word resource to help K-2 students learn their sight words!