Knowing what to teach and when to teach it is one of the most basic parts of planning your phonics instruction. Unfortunately, many programs have a scope and sequence that doesn’t make sense. Topics jump around with little thought to what students already know and what they don’t know yet. Another … [Read more...] about Our Second Grade Phonics Scope and Sequence
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Why Teach Syllables
“I am already behind!” This is how my teaching partners and I greeted each other this morning when we dropped our kids off for specials. It wasn’t even ten o’clock in the morning, and we were already short on time. Let’s face it; there is always too much to teach and not enough time in the … [Read more...] about Why Teach Syllables