Reading instruction

Creating plans for reading small groups can be a daunting task. Read how I plan and prep for the year and week by week for my small group reading lessons.

Unlock strategies for 4th and 5th grade small group reading. Explore different focuses and a six-step process to use.

There’s a lot of books about the Science of Reading. But which ones are the best for comprehension? Getting started? Small group?

How can you use the most recent research in the science of reading to teach comprehension to your students? What does the science of reading say about teaching reading, beyond phonics and fluency? Read this article for elementary teachers!

Learn how to use the science of reading to support pre-readers in your reading small groups and guided reading groups.

The best way for disfluent readers to become fluent is by reading! These students need to focus on ACCURATE text reading, use decodable text, repeated readings, systemic daily practice of reading words accurately, modeling of fluent reading and encouraging students to read like they are talking. Students need LOTS of opportunities to read text (at their level) using choral, cloze, echo and partner reading. These are great fluency strategies are for interventions. #fluency #fluencystrategies

Discover my favorite activities that are aligned with the science of reading curriculum to help your young learns master reading fast.

Do you have struggling readers you just can't reach? This mega list of reading intervention activities will help you teach all students how to read!

The Big 5 reading skills are the perfect guide for how to teach reading. Follow this reading skills list and use these strategies for reading instruction...

hold students accountable while they independently read with these easy to implement reading tips and tricks and strategies