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Grammar & Mechanics

Grammar & Mechanics Jan 25, 2025

UFLI Resources for Older Students

What instructional resources do teachers need to supplement UFLI for Older Students? Many intermediate and upper elementary, middle school, high school, and adult literacy teachers, who…

Grammar & Mechanics Oct 10, 2024

The Weekly Spelling Test

I often hear that the weekly spelling test is not supported by research. More explicitly, I hear that (or biweekly) spelling lists and tests with the…

Grammar & Mechanics Aug 28, 2024

FREE Diagnostic Literacy Assessments

Teachers love these FREE Diagnostic Literacy Assessments because, unlike random sample screeners or inventories, these diagnostic literacy assessments are comprehensive and teachable. For example, what good…

Grammar & Mechanics Aug 28, 2024

FREE Transition Worksheets

With these FREE transition worksheets, students will learn to identify these syntactic tools in challenging reading text and join ideas, establish relationships, create logical connections between…

Grammar & Mechanics Aug 27, 2024

FREE Interactive Morphology Walls

If you are adding more morphology to your reading and ELA lessons, you will love these FREE Interactive Morphology Walls. Developed as a drag and drop…

Grammar & Mechanics Jun 16, 2024

Middle School Reading Intervention

If middle school students are non-readers or struggle with simple text, should we teach middle school reading intervention like we teach beginning readers? Can't I just…

Grammar & Mechanics May 29, 2024

Phonemic Awareness for Older Students

Phonemic awareness openers are key instructional components for older students in The Science of Reading Intervention Program. Of course, the trick is that in your reading…

Grammar & Mechanics Jan 2, 2024

Free Science of Reading Lessons | ELL

Many ELL teachers are curious about the Science of Reading and (SOR) and, specifically, what a complete SOR phonics-based lesson looks like for their struggling readers.…