By: Cindy Amos Learning to use phonemes to build or spell new words can be very challenging to a child. What needs to happen in the manner of instruction for a child to begin putting sounds and letters together to make words ? First, children need to be able to use a letter symbol to spell a sound. This
By: Cindy Amos The latest trend in education is the science of reading and laws are being passed to outlaw the cueing system method of teaching reading. Educators may be confused on what the change entails for them. If you’re like me, then you want to be giving your students the best research based instruction. Sometimes we need to
By: Cindy Amos Most adults can remember listening to Mother Goose rhymes or singing them on repeat as a child. For some reason, most of my kindergarten students have never heard of a nursery rhyme. Yet, rhyming skills are a key component to the beginning of phonemic awareness that is a subcomponent of phonological awareness (Yopp & Yopp, 2000). It
By: Cindy Amos The Science of Reading is not new and the argument around it’s effectiveness is one that has been going on for decades. Yet many teachers do not understand what the Science of Reading or commonly called SOR would look like in a classroom lesson. Many states, including Indiana have passed legislation that mandates SOR be
Clip Charts don’t work for the kids that need them the most. For years, I have used a behavior clip chart and IT DOESN’T WORK for the kids that need it the most. So last year, I began using Lucky Ducks. A system I had read about on social media. I am not one that refuses to see the areas
HerI know in my kindergarten classroom, the beginning of each day is full of excitement and organized chaos. Especially at back-to-school time, I like to give my students activities that help foster their independence and love of learning that allows me time to do all the tasks that start each day. One way I do this is with morning work
… Don’t you wish you could have a button or a pin that was a universal sign to let others know you need a peaceful day and maybe a hug? Something that would say I need more friendly comments and no snarly rude jabs and definitely no cutoffs in traffic. Everyone would talk in soothing tones, no one would argue,
You teach kindergarten?! That must be fun?! It can be, but it can also be draining mentally, emotionally and physically. Overwhelming, scary, worrisome are all things teaching can be and yet, there is nothing I would rather do than to spend my days with my littles. In 1997( cough, cough),I started teaching kindergarten. To say that kindergarten has changed since
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