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Tag: phonics programs

Grammar & Mechanics Apr 10, 2026

Decodables to Fill Phonics Gaps

Sometimes reading deficits require comprehensive surgery. Other times a few band-aids are all that are needed. If your students are stumbling over reading some words, but…

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 Dec 19, 2023

Mid-Year Reading Intervention Checklist

Fitting together all the puzzle pieces for an effective reading intervention program, grounded in both strands of Scarborough’s reading rope, can be challenging. A simple Reading…

Grammar & Mechanics Sep 17, 2021

Reading and Spelling Assessments

Following are accurate and teachable diagnostic phonemic awareness, reading, and spelling assessments with audio files, Google forms, Google sheets, and corresponding recording matrices to help teachers…

Reading Aug 9, 2021

Sound-Spelling Cards

Reading teachers know the value of picture mnemonics to help students master phoneme-grapheme relationships. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. Sound-spelling cards can…

Spelling & Vocabulary Jul 17, 2021

8 Great Spelling Song Videos

Introducing the Eight Great Spelling Rules audio files and YouTube video links to 8 memorable songs. Help your students (and you) remember and apply the spelling rules…

Reading Jul 14, 2021

The Science of Reading Intervention Program

This evidence-based, SoR-aligned, accelerated program has been designed for struggling readers ages 8-adult. The 54 lessons each include 5 Daily Google Slide Activities.

Grammar & Mechanics Dec 15, 2019

Phonics in 10 Minutes

In this 10-minute read, you'll find out what the following terms mean and what they have to do with teaching phonics, enough to keep you from…