Second grade phonics

Decoding drills for building fluency helps students apply phonics skills when reading. Perfect warm ups and a great tracking tool, too.

A list of YouTube Videos for teaching Phonics to kids. Phonics videos for kindergarten and first grade students! Everything from letter sounds to final -e.

Learn how to create a consistent weekly phonics routine. Learn why you need one and how to set up an effective routine that’s easy to implement. In this post, I share the phonics routine I use in my second grade classroom and the reasons it’s been so beneficial for my students.

Finally! A spelling curriculum that makes sense and follows a progressive approach to phonics instruction! My new 2nd Grade Spelling Curriculum provides

Let’s talk, shall we? As many of you already know, I have a passion for Reader’s Theater. It is, hands down, THE BEST WAY I have found to practice meaningful, purposeful, and engaging fluency practice in my classroom. Now. You might be thinking what I first thought when I heard about Reader’s Theater. So the ... Read More about Reader’s Theater in the Primary Classroom (with a FREEBIE)

Over the summer, I redesigned my reading inventories that I use for pinpointing reading difficulties and tracking progress throughout the year. I am happy to share them with you. They will be fully ed

Decodable reading passages are a great way to teach phonics skills to first graders while also increasing reading comprehension and fluency. Check out this blog post to learn how to use the decodable readers in your classroom and grab a free sample.

Are you looking for the most effective way to teach children to read? This analogy will change the way you think about teaching phonics - for good!