Letter M Marvelous Printables and Sensory Activities for Teaching Kids! Written by Bellamy Brotherman Learn how to teach the Letter M in a joyful way! So many learning opportunities await your student, including activities like Letter M crafts, songs, M Letter sensory activities, show-and-tell events, printables, and so much more. Let’s have an enjoyable time …
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Letter L Lollipop Craft and MORE Activities for Teaching Letter L! Letter L is such a fun letter to teach! There are so many options to include in your letter instruction, including crafts, sensory activities, show and tell, songs, videos and even printables to reinforce. Let’s have fun with the 12th letter of the alphabet, …
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Letter J Preschool Crafts, Songs, Show and Tell and More for Teaching the Letter J Letter J is such a fun letter to teach! There are so many options to include in your letter instruction, including crafts, sensory activities, show and tell, songs, videos and even printables to reinforce. Ready for the 10th letter of …
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Decodable books – What makes decodable readers different than other books? What is a decodable book?Table of ContentsWhat is a decodable book?Would you like to try some free decodable sentence activities?How do you read decodable books?Are Bob books decodable?Best decodable readers – What to look for..Are decodable readers boring (or controversial?)Decodable Book Sets to Consider …
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9 Ways Anxiety Can Affect Struggling Readers I’m a Mom to three, and my youngest has several different anxiety disorders that affect his life in many ways, and particularly in the area of reading and learning. Looking toward the next school year (whenever or however that may be), I thought it would be a good …
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10 Easy, Quick & Effective Ways to Create a Print Rich Environment in Your Home You might be at home with a child or children, and are just beginning to think of ways to enhance their learning with a print rich environment, and a learning-conducive home atmosphere. There are some simple, but very effective ways …
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The Science of Reading & The “Reading Wars” Explained to Parents & Homeschoolers Parent, did you know that reading teachers and specialists have been “at war” with each other over how we should be teaching our kids to read? Well – they are! As a former educator and parent of struggling readers (and as a …
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WEEK #4 “Take ACTION! Filling in the Reading Gaps” This week is all about continuing the reading journey with your child at home, while pinpointing 1) where your child is on the path of reading, 2) where any struggle areas are, and 3) determining if you need to ask your child’s teachers questions, …
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WEEK #5 “Finishing STRONG and continuing great habits!” It’s the last week! You have made it so far and we’ve thrown a LOT of work at you. GREAT job, parent! You are amazing! And the way the bootcamp is structured for you to work with your child at your own pace, according to …
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WEEK #3 “Book Clubs & Audio Books” Welcome to week #3! This week we’ll take a quick glimpse at what the general stages of reading are, and begin to take a look at your child’s reading to begin to help you determine if you think your child is on the right track. We’ll …
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