As a homeschool mom, I’m always on the lookout for creative and engaging ways to enhance my daughter’s reading comprehension skills. Enter cloze reading activities with captivating themes! It all started when she requested Valentine’s Day-themed activities for her school day. From there, I dove into creating decodable cloze sentences,
The beginning of the school year is filled with assessments and teaching classroom procedures. Why not add some back-to-school reading activities that your kids will love? Bonus: You’ll gain a lot of insight into what your students already know and what they need to learn. Make sure you read to the bottom
“Research supports not only that letter naming must be accurate, but it must also be fast.” (Neuhaus & Swank, 2002). Enter letter naming fluency into the picture. You’ve probably administered a DIBELS assessment at some point in your teaching career. Students are required to name as many upper and lowercase
What does ABC book read aloud time look like in your classroom? As a new reading specialist, my students begged for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom daily! I had the book memorized. However, each time a letter climbed up the tree, I wondered if they were increasing their letter recognition knowledge? Ever
It’s the beginning of the year. And you’re on the 17th of 23 letter recognition assessment you need to administer. Your eyes are starting to glaze over, and your classroom is erupting into chaos. Johnny knows the letter D. Check. But wait! Did you know that you should
Have 5 minutes to fill in your classroom? These 7 quick, fun letter recognition activities are perfect for your transition times. The letter recognition activities: provide essential review keep student’s attention offer additional letter exposure for your struggling readers It’s important to include these in your daily routine because:
Do you remember learning the ABCs? Learning the letters of the alphabet often begins with singing the alphabet song. Can you hear the off-key refrain, “L-M-N-O-P,” sung by tiny voices right now? I bet you even sang those letters as you read! Many students enter kindergarten knowing how to
I had just been hired as a reading specialist. New state, new city, new school. Entering my spacious new classroom, I found the filing cabinets crammed full and the closets overflowing with materials left behind by the teacher who had just retired. I sighed, picking up the first thing on
Hi, I’m Laura from Lessons with Laura Leigh. I’m a reading therapist in Texas with a passion for teaching ALL students to read. I create literacy resources to support struggling readers in the regular classroom, during intervention, in a special education resource setting or private therapy setting.