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Ehri's Phases of Sight Word Reading boy and baby on couch with book

Ehri's Phases of Sight Word Reading

Let's talk about sight words. In this blog, we define what this term really means to researchers and how it has been misunderstood. Then we go on to share with...

Ehri's Phases of Sight Word Reading

Let's talk about sight words. In this blog, we define what this term really means to researchers and how it has been misunderstood. Then we go on to share with...

The Fun Files

The Fun Files

Deep learning requires engaged teaching, and engaged teaching takes time. During life’s busy seasons, include a little literacy practice each day while celebrating the season that you’re in. Use these...

The Fun Files

Deep learning requires engaged teaching, and engaged teaching takes time. During life’s busy seasons, include a little literacy practice each day while celebrating the season that you’re in. Use these...

The Art of Vocabulary Word Scales

The Art of Vocabulary – Word Scales

English has a long history of borrowing words from every language it meets. The following Word Scale activity is a fun way to recognize that word choice can have real...

The Art of Vocabulary – Word Scales

English has a long history of borrowing words from every language it meets. The following Word Scale activity is a fun way to recognize that word choice can have real...

Making One's Mark in the World

Making One's Mark in the World

I don’t think I am unique in taking credit for my children’s literacy. Every successful reader and writer started before school age. Any journey, as the saying goes, begins with...

Making One's Mark in the World

I don’t think I am unique in taking credit for my children’s literacy. Every successful reader and writer started before school age. Any journey, as the saying goes, begins with...

Knowing is Using: A Better Way to Teach Grammar

Knowing is Using: A Better Way to Teach Grammar

The idea of teaching grammar sounds like a horrible, stressful, no-good mess. I get why it’s important, but how do I teach it so my kids can actually use it?

Knowing is Using: A Better Way to Teach Grammar

The idea of teaching grammar sounds like a horrible, stressful, no-good mess. I get why it’s important, but how do I teach it so my kids can actually use it?

Why Grammar Matters

Why Grammar Matters

A few years ago at a conference, I was approached by a 13-year-old girl (and her mother) and asked if I could explain why she needed to learn grammar. She was...

Why Grammar Matters

A few years ago at a conference, I was approached by a 13-year-old girl (and her mother) and asked if I could explain why she needed to learn grammar. She was...