Today I’ll demonstrate how to use a picture book to teach the comprehension skill of activating prior knowledge. This post contains affiliate links. This Reading Mama and I are sharing a collaborative blog series all about teaching reading strategies with picture books. Whether you’re doing a whole class read aloud, a small group guided reading lesson, or a reading conference one-on-one, you can use picture books to improve comprehension. Last…
Free “read the room” activity for short u words
Many of you have been asking for my final short vowel “write the room” printable. Here (at long last!) is the set for short u words. Just in case you’re new to “write the room,” here’s how it works. Print small cards with the featured words and post them around your classroom or home. Give your learner(s) a recording sheet to record each word as it is found. Pretty simple!…
How to do systematic vocabulary instruction in K-2
Are you looking to amp up your vocabulary instruction for your K-2 learners? You’re in the right spot! This post contains affiliate links. I don’t know about you, but I sure get a headache when someone tells me that there’s one more thing to jam into an already-packed school day. So I apologize in advance, because … guess what? Today I want to talk to you about something that you need…
How to teach reading strategies with picture books
Reading strategies and picture books? They’re a perfect combination! Do you have a plan for teaching reading strategies to your K-2 learners? Strategies like these: making predictions making connections inferring setting a purpose for reading activating prior knowledge visualizing asking questions determining importance summarizing synthesizing Whew! Do we really have to teach all those reading strategies in K-2? Yes and no. We won’t have time to teach ALL these strategies in…
How to choose words for vocabulary instruction
We know that it’s important to build our students’ vocabularies. And we know that talking about words here and there isn’t enough. But how do we decide exactly which words to use for vocabulary instruction? Last week I told you ten mistakes to avoid when teaching vocabulary. This week we want to answer an important question … How do you choose which vocabulary words to teach? I wish I could…
Mistakes to avoid when teaching vocabulary
If you have questions about teaching new vocabulary words to learners in grades K-5, you’re in the right spot! This post kicks off a 9-part series with everything you need to know! This post contains affiliate links. Phonemic awareness. Phonics. Comprehension. Fluency. Am I missing something? What’s another key element to reading instruction? Oh, yeah. Vocabulary. Isn’t that how it often works? We think of vocabulary as that thing…
Free write the room activity for short e words
Many of my readers have requested more short vowel write the room printables. So here we are … set 4! The download includes three levels of difficulty. I chose level 3 for my Six, as he reads CVC words automatically and without difficulty. For level 3, you simply cut apart the scrambled words and post them around your home or classroom. Have your learner(s) carry a recording sheet around the…
Favorite books for reluctant readers in 2nd & 3rd grade
If you’re looking for titles that will get a reluctant reader excited about books, this is the post for you! This post contains affiliate links. So I guess it might be considered embarrassing that I have a reluctant reader in my house. With all my talk about how to get kids excited about books, you’d think that all my kids would be eager little bookworms. Nope. In fact, my Seven…
Free St. Patrick’s Day emergent readers
Today I’m sharing a set of three St. Patrick’s Day emergent readers! Recently a reader requested a set of St. Patrick’s Day Color Me readers. I’m getting these in with about a week to spare … I hope you can use them! As always, the first book in each set is extremely basic. A hat. A horseshoe. A shamrock. A cupcake. A rainbow. A pot of gold A leprechaun! I…
Free insect-themed pocket chart sentences
Today I’m sharing a fun activity that teaches a variety of early reading skills! This post contains affiliate links. Looking for a fantastic, fun way to build early reading skills? Pocket chart sentences to the rescue! You can use them to teach left to right directionality the concept of word capitalization and punctuation basic sight words and more. How can you teach all that with one simple printable? Here’s how…
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