Although we can teach our children the different components underlying literacy acquisition (phonological awareness, alphabet code, orthographic knowledge), this is only a part of the equation. It is not sufficient just to introduce and explain a concept. Children need to … Continued
Oral language is an important component of literacy, so oral language activities should be incorporated into every literacy program. I thought these Discussion Cards were a great idea for classroom teachers, so I have created a set that can be … Continued
I often find my students confuse ‘fair’ and ‘fare’ and incorrectly spell ‘welfare’ as ‘wellfair’. When helping children differentiate between homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings), it is often useful to employ … Continued
Emina McLean’s video ‘How to Teach Vocabulary and Why’ has some research based suggestions for teaching vocabulary that many teachers would find interesting. However, I have a couple of additional suggestions based on the memory and learning research: Link to … Continued
