The Bad Seed
This is an Orton-Gillingham (OG) lesson to teach short a. This should be taught once students show mastery of the 21 consonant sounds (b, c, d, f, g, h, j,… Read more The Bad Seed →
The Good Egg
This is an Orton-Gillingham (OG) lesson to teach short e. This should be taught once students show mastery of the 21 consonant sounds (b, c, d, f, g, h, j,… Read more The Good Egg →
Teach Like a Reading Specialist: Lesson Components & Materials
This post is going to overview what a week of high-fidelity Orton-Gillingham instruction could look like. I will be sharing specific weekly lessons, but this post will give an overview… Read more Teach Like a Reading Specialist: Lesson Components & Materials →
K-2 Pumpkin Bundle 🎃🍁🍂
Happy Fall Y’all! Because teaching elementary should be FUN! This bundle is where fun meets the science of reading. Teaching fundamental skills is so important, but why not have fun… Read more K-2 Pumpkin Bundle 🎃🍁🍂 →
Teach Like a Reading Specialist: Phonological Awareness
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The 5 Components of Reading
C/K/CK Rule
Rule 1: Use c before a, o, u. Examples: canopy castle cavern copious cognate college cunning custard cuddle Use k before i or e. Examples: kindred kilogram kitten keen keeper Use ck at the end of a 1 syllable word after a short vowel. Examples: sock pack truck slick neck When adding suffixes, add k to preserve the hard c /k/ sound. Example: panicking frolicking trafficked
180 Mini-lessons for Daily Writing: Paragraph to Essay
As a teacher, I find that even with the most comprehensive reading/writing curriculum, students benefit greatly from additional writing time. I started creating this resource as a daily writing prompt… Read more 180 Mini-lessons for Daily Writing: Paragraph to Essay →
Stephanie Augusto, Ed.S 