First grade tutoring ideas

Hi everyone, I'm finally ready to reveal my new guided reading pack and I'm so excited about it! Last year, I made it my mission to improve my guided reading

Are you concerned that your students are not getting the most out of your phonics instruction? It's easy to become frustrated and feel like we're not doing

School may be out for summer but for many of us, the work might not come to a complete end! How many of you all tutor? I love tutoring over the summer because not only is it a great way to see student progress, it keeps my teacher brain on it's toes! Each summer I put together "tutor tubs." I make sure to create a balance between games, manipulatives and worksheets. Most importantly, I make it specific to each student's needs. I thought I'd share some tips with you on how to assemble an…

Planning to tutor over the summer? Here are tips for quick and easy planning! Hi there! It's Sarah! I've been tutoring kiddos for the last year and have developed a routine that makes my planning easy and my session flow smoothly. All of the kiddos I tutor are grades K-2 and in need of a boost in their reading skills...fluency, comprehension, and phonics. Warm-up I like to start with some reading that is simple or familiar. I'll either have the kiddo re-read a text from the previous session…

Tips for Building Reading Fluency in Young Readers Graphics by Creative Clips by Krista Wallden , Whimsy Clips , and KG Fonts Sinc...

It’s done! What I thought would take a couple hours to spruce up ended up taking me days! I just kept changing things and adding things, but finally I have a product I’m happy with. Introducing the Tutoring Toolkit: In a previous post, I blogged about some tutoring tips and showed you inside my tutoring ... Read More about Tutoring Toolkit

Hi, friends! I hope you had a nice weekend. I was out of town for a craft show with my mom. It's been an annual tradition since I can re...

Grab these FREE fluency passages for your kindergarten and first grade students. They are printable and low-prep! Students will love practicing decoding, comprehension, and fluency skills with these fun and engaging passages. Get 10 activities in this free download! Grab them now

FREE Phonics sentences bundle of phonics activities for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Perfect for guided reading and small groups.

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