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Spelling the Long /OO/ Sound with the Letters UE

The letters ue are not the most common way to spell the long /oo/ sound. Unfortunately, there is no rule for when the letters ue make the...

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Free Short A Word Lists

Are you teaching your students how to read and spell words with the short a sound? You could be working with cvc words, ccvc words, cvcc...

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Spelling the /er/ Sound with the Letters er

The letters er are the most common way to spell the /er/ sound. They make the /er/ sound about 40% of the time. Unfortunately, there is...

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Building Background Knowledge: Continents

Building background knowledge is a huge part of reading comprehension. Students need to know the basic vocabulary and ideas on a topic...

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How to Teach Your Child How to Read Without Buying Anything

Want a printable version of this post? Get it below. If you are reading this post, you either have a child struggling to learn how to...

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Reading and Writing Superlative Adjectives

I started thinking about superlative adjectives as a part of a morphology routine. In Texas, second graders need to be able to write...

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Building Background Knowledge: Mario Molina

Why learn about Mario Molina? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in...

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Building Background Knowledge: Isaac Newton

Why learn about Isaac Newton? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in...

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Building Background Knowledge: Mae Jemison

Why learn about Mae Jemison? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in...

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Building Background Knowledge: Ynes Mexia

Why learn about Ynes Mexia? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in...

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Building Background Knowledge: Katherine Johnson

Why learn about Katherine Johnson? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists...

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Building Background Knowledge: Sally Ride

Why learn about Sally Ride? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in...

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Building Background Knowledge: Ernest Just

Why learn about Ernest Just? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in...

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Building Background Knowledge: Alexander Graham Bell

Why learn about Alexander Graham Bell? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific...

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Building Background Knowledge: Jane Goodall

New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in various fields. Another change...

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Building Background Knowledge: Marie Maynard Daly

New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in various fields. Another change...

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Teaching Adding Details to Writing Freebie

Are you tired of telling your students to add details to their writing only to be met with blank stares? Writing is such a complex...

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Decoding the ZH Sound

The /zh/ sound is very similar to the /sh/ sound. The difference is that the /zh/ sound is a voiced sound, and the /sh/ sound is an...

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Decoding the Z Sound

We already know the letter z makes the /z/ sound. Introducing the Z Sound Look at the pictures below. Pay attention to the letters making...

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Decoding the SH Sound

We already know the letters sh can make the /sh/ sound. Introducing the SH Sound Look at the pictures below. Pay attention to the letters...

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