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Grammar & Mechanics

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…