When kids play, they don’t always realize they are learning. Mastery of phonics skills is critical to develop fluency and comprehension. How do we get kids to practice skills without just sitting and staring at a list of words? We turn it into a game. I created this game years ago (in 2013 actually) when…
Back in 2013, I created the first unit of Daily Phonics Review. It really was a labor of love to create those sheets. I am so happy they are finally all finished! I created these review sheets while I was using Reading Street so the skills match the sequence they are presented in the series….
I originally posted a bit about how I use Scott Foresman Reading Street in my classroom HERE. If you haven’t read that post and you are curious, I’d start there since I’m going to try to not repeat myself. Since that post I have received many emails and questions about more specifics. First of all,…
What a busy week! I had a meeting on Monday, bus duty Tuesday, a full day of PD on Wednesday, and I’ve been working on a million things including three graduate class projects, adding apps to my iPad and two iPod touches I purchased for my classroom, and working on a big unit! Whew! I’m…
I previously explained a little about how I use Scott Foresman Reading Street in my classroom. I have the students read the stories at their own pace and I do one-on-one conferences with each student. To help with my documentation and monitoring of student progress I created “running records” for each story in Units 1-5….
I have finished the Roll and Read fluency practice sheets for Scott Foresman Reading Street Units 2-5 for first grade. I can’t wait to use these next year! “The Roll and Read sheets are leveled for differentiation: below level, on level, and above level. (These sentences come from the Monitor Progress section at the…