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Lynbrook School District: A Successful First Year!

Posted on 14th June 202228th May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Reading Resources, Science of Reading and tagged Article, beginning readers, decodable readers, evidence-based practices, Long Island, Lynbrook School District, professional development, reading research, Science of Reading, sounds-write, structured reading instruction, struggling readersLeave a Comment

In the latest blog post in this series, Guest blogger, Faith Borkowsky discusses her observations and recommendations for any school district considering the transition to a Science of Reading based instruction practice. The importance of choosing a science-based reading program that is coupled with high quality, carefully aligned decodable books and resources and backed with…

Bridging phonics and phonemic awareness to build proficient readers

Posted on 18th May 202223rd May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Reading Resources, Science of Reading, Synthetic Phonics and tagged Article, beginning readers, decodable books, decodable books for beginner readers, decodable readers, letter-sound knowledge, manipulatives, phoneme-grapheme correspondences, phonemic awareness, Phonics, routine, struggling readersLeave a Comment

Phonemic awareness and letter-sound knowledge are the biggest indicators of how well a child will learn to read in the first two years of school. Yet phonemic awareness and letter-sound knowledge are NOT the end goal. Our end goal will always be proficient readers. To reach that end, we must work to instruct children on…

The role of decodable and leveled texts

Posted on 5th April 202223rd May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Reading Resources, Science of Reading and tagged Article, automaticity, beginning readers, decodable texts, decode, orthographic mapping, Phonics, practice skills, repetition, struggling readersLeave a Comment

I’m a reading girl, but let’s talk math. If you were teaching long division to your students, what does that practice look like? Are you giving children 2 division, 4 multiplication, 18 addition, and 2 simplifying fraction problems (even though they’ve never seen them) for a challenge? Of course you aren’t! In math, ample amounts…

Cutting Illiteracy: Decodable Books at the Barbershop

Posted on 15th March 202223rd May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Reading Resources, Science of Reading and tagged Article, beginning readers, cutting illiteracy, decodable book bar, decodable books, decodable texts, early literacy development, fluency, Goodfellows barbershop initiative, Lit Champs, Literacy Central, Phonics, Science of Reading, structured literacy, struggling readers3 Comments

So often in the past, I have had parents sit in my reading tuition lessons observe their child, a struggling reader, learn to read. With a structured phonics program and decodable books that support it, the child begins to decode words independently. At first it is laborious and some children may need a great deal…

How to improve spelling: Five simple ways to improve kids’ spelling skills

Posted on 8th March 202226th May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Learning to Read, Reading Resources, Science of Reading and tagged #makereadingfun, Article, beginning readers, dictation activities, graphemes, orthographic mapping, phoneme-grapheme correspondences, phonemes, Science of Reading, sound decks, sound-symbol mapping, spelling, structured reading instruction, struggling readers, word chains, writing activities1 Comment

Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard the phrase “some kids are just poor spellers.” I’ve got both hands and feet raised over here. Children are not destined to be poor or great spellers. All children can grow in their spelling, but we have to make sure we are giving them the proper instruction…

What is the role of decodable texts?

Posted on 22nd February 202226th May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Reading Resources, Science of Reading and tagged alphabetic principle, Article, beginning readers, decodable books, decodable texts, Education research, literacy instruction, Phonics, Science of Reading, self teaching hypothesis, structured reading instruction, struggling readersLeave a Comment

As conversations about effective literacy instruction continue in schools and on social media, questions about the definition, use, and purpose of decodable texts inevitably arise. I’ve even heard these books described as a “battleground.” I recently watched a presentation on literacy to the school committee in a local district, where phonics teaching is currently layered…

Lynbrook leads the way on Long Island

Posted on 27th January 202226th May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Customer Feedback, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Our News, Reading Resources, Science of Reading and tagged Article, beginning readers, decodable books, literacy instruction, Long Island, Lynbrook, Phonics, reading research, Science of Reading, sounds-write, structured reading instruction, struggling readers10 Comments

Over the years, it has become apparent that the Reading Workshop/Guided Reading model of instruction, popular in U.S. schools, does not produce the results promised. Special Education numbers have increased, and many children get labeled, unnecessarily, as having a “reading disability.” It is undoubtedly a huge undertaking to put the brakes on and start fresh.…

The Homeschool Resource Room reviews Phonic Books

Posted on 6th July 202122nd May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Reading Resources and tagged beginning readers, catch-up readers, decodable readers, high-frequency words, homeschool, Phonics, private school, public school, reading activities, Success story, workbooksLeave a Comment

More and more parents are choosing to homeschool their children rather than sending them to a traditional public or private school. There are many reasons why a family may choose to homeschool, some of which include dissatisfaction with the educational choices available, different philosophies, be that educational or religious, and the belief that their child…

Aligning decodable books with your phonics program

Posted on 7th April 202126th May 2024 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Decodable Books, Learning to Read, Reading Resources, Synthetic Phonics and tagged adjacent consonants, Article, beginning readers, consonant digraphs, decodable books, graphemes, linguistic phonics, Phonics, phonics program, scope and sequence, sound-symbol correspondences, structured literacy, truggling readers, vowel digraphLeave a Comment

Regardless of which program or approach to teaching phonics we use, teaching phonics systematically means we follow a particular scope and sequence with its own logic for introducing sound-symbol correspondences and spelling patterns. Many teachers are coming to recognize that when children are given reading material with words that match what they have been taught,…

Books to engage and motivate older, struggling readers

Posted on 16th October 202022nd May 2024 in Decodable Books, Dyslexia, Learning to Read, Product Reviews and Awards, Reading Difficulties, Reading Resources, Synthetic Phonics and tagged alternative spellings, Article, beginning readers, books for struggling readers, books with vowel teams, decodable readers, hi-interest decodable books, Phonic Books, Phonics, struggling readers, vowel digraphs, vowel teamsLeave a Comment

Older, struggling readers often have gaps in the their phonics knowledge. They find alternative spellings particularly confusing. Many suffer from low self-esteem so offering them decodable materials that are age-appropriate is vital. Vital because if the reading materials can engage the disaffected reader, his/her motivation to try and read will grow. Without motivation it is…

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