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Why Orthographic Mapping is Important when Teaching High Frequency Words

Why Orthographic Mapping is Important when Teaching High Frequency Words

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🚨 Big news! 🗞️ The -ed Teaching Companion 🚨 Big news! 🗞️ The -ed Teaching Companion Plush has arrived! This moment is absolutely surreal! Comment EDDY for a link! 🔗 Can’t wait to see this little guy help bring word structure to life in your classrooms! @phonicsreadalouds #phonicsreadalouds
Happy Earth Day 🩷🌸 How will you celebrate? Happy Earth Day 🩷🌸 How will you celebrate? Drop your favorite earth-loving emojis below! ⬇️
Over the weekend, on my stories, I asked you to dr Over the weekend, on my stories, I asked you to drop a word where you think the spelling is bananas 🍌— and I’d love to help tackle it with you! 🤗 “Onomatopoeia” was the most common request — by a landslide! So here we go! 🕳️🐇 This word has 3 schwa sounds — and an unusual spelling at the end.. So, what really is going on? Swipe through to see how the STRUCTURE can reveal the spelling. I bet you’ll never forget the ending again! Like & share with a friend if you found this interesting! We can turn this into a little series as well! So, what other words are you curious about? 🧐 If looking at words in this way really intrigues you, comment LOGOS ! You’ll want to join us inside @logosliteracyacademy ! #logosliteracyacademy #wordinvestigation #morphology
Comment EARTH to snag these slides just in time fo Comment EARTH to snag these slides just in time for Earth Day! 🌍 These goodies are part of our April Downloads inside our Logos Live membership! @logosliteracyacademy As you may teach into terms like reduce, reuse, and recycle — what a great opportunity to tap into word study! ♻️ In this month’s Logos Live session, we also shared the nuance in reuse vs. repurpose! Hope to see you inside the membership! @snippetsbysarah @michelle_thecolorfulclassroom @logosliteracyacademy #logosliteracyacademy #getlogofied #morphology
Fluent reading requires more than matching sounds Fluent reading requires more than matching sounds to symbols. In this conversation, Dr. Melissa Orkin & Sarah Gannon of @craftingmindsgroup share about their backwards planning approach incorporating the integration of multiple aspects of word knowledge (a.k.a. POSSuM - based off of the research by Dr. Maryanne Wolf). Comment PLAYBOOK for a link to listen! 🎧 #literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #craftingminds #structuredliteracyplaybook
@ziljaeger is a Montessori educator who bridges th @ziljaeger is a Montessori educator who bridges that philosophy & approach within a Structured Literacy framework. The act of storytelling is part of the puzzle in Montessori education. @ziljaeger created in an incredible Montessori story about the History of English Spelling — which is child friendly (and also interesting for adults) — and shares all about it on this podcast episode! Comment STORY for a link to listen! 🎧 #literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #historyofenglish #montessori
Dear algorithm, Send me: 🩷teachers who believe Dear algorithm, Send me: 🩷teachers who believe literacy is a human right, 🧡people who are obsessed with words + language, 💛educators who want to understand how English actually works, 💚those who geek out over phonology, orthography, morphology & vocabulary 🩵teachers who want to do better for their students, 💙and aren’t afraid to unlearn + relearn… And most importantly: 💜the ones who know this work matters. I’m so happy you’re here! 🤍 Give this post a double tap if you’re “my people”! 🥰

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