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Guest on the Stellar Teacher Podcast: Understanding Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

Guest on the Stellar Teacher Podcast: Understanding Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

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☀️Comment SUNSHINE to join us for the SOR Summ ☀️Comment SUNSHINE to join us for the SOR Summer Book Study! Swipe ⬅️ for all the details! 🏊‍♀️ June: Small Groups, Big Results by Dr. Julia B. Lindsey Your Leaders: Julia (@juliablindsey ) Elizabeth (@elizabeth_readingslp ) Justin (@sorformore_llc ) Sydney (@thelisteningslp ) Rebecca (@daydreamingaboutdata ) Sarah (@snippetsbysarah ) Jessica (@farmerlovesphonics ) Michelle (@michelle_thecolorfulclassroom ) 🎸 July: Rock Your Literacy Block by Lindsay Kemeny Your Leaders: Lindsay (@lindsaykemeny ) MeQuel (@mequelboldenconsulting ) Heidi (@droppinknowledgewithheidi ) Meghan (@alwaysmoretolearn ) Leah (@theearlyliteracycoach ) Yvette (@the_lit_teacher ) Jessica (@farmerlovesphonics ) Michelle (@michelle_thecolorfulclassroom )
😓 If small groups feel overwhelming, confusing, 😓 If small groups feel overwhelming, confusing, or impossible to manage sometimes… you are definitely not alone! Comment SUNSHINE to join us! 🏖 Teachers are expected to differentiate instruction, target student needs, provide meaningful practice, and give immediate feedback ALL during a tiny part of the day. That’s why we’re reading “Small Groups, Big Results” by Dr. Julia B. Lindsey (@juliablindsey ) for our June Summer Book Study ☀️📚 This book helps answer the biggest questions teachers have about small groups and gives you practical, research-based routines you can actually use in your classroom. Comment SUNSHINE to join us! 🏖 #smallgroupinstruction #scienceofreading #smallgroupsbigresults #readingteacher #teacherbookstudy
Vocabulary is so much more than a weekly word list Vocabulary is so much more than a weekly word list. ✨ It fuels comprehension. It strengthens writing. It supports speaking, listening, and thinking. Perhaps most importantly… it gives students access to the world around them. I absolutely loved this conversation with Dr. Tim Rasinski, Melissa Cheesman Smith, and Savannah Campbell all about their newest resource: The Megabook of Vocabulary. In fact, I’d say both the conversation and the book are divine! 🥰🥰 Comment MEGA for a link to listen! 🎧 #literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #megabookofvocabulary #scholasticteachers
<ch> spells /ch/ like in chop… until it doesn’ <ch> spells /ch/ like in chop… until it doesn’t. 🫣 Before we accuse words like “chemistry”and “chronological” of being “irregular”… Maybe they’re just cultured. 💅 When <ch> spells /k/, it’s likely Greek! ✨ echo ✨ school ✨ chemistry ✨ character ✨ chronological English spelling carries history — and when you understand word origin plays a role, suddenly those “random” spellings don’t feel so random anymore. 👀 Honestly, the more you study morphology and etymology, the more English starts feeling less chaotic (see what I did there? 😆) and more like one giant linguistic family reunion. 💭 Your turn: Can you think of another word where <ch> spells /k/? Drop it in the comments ⬇️ (Bonus points if I have to Google it 😂) …and if getting nerdy about words is your thing, you’ll definitely want to join @snippetsbysarah & me inside @logosliteracyacademy ! 🤍 #englishspelling #wordorigin #orthography #getlogofied
😎 We’ve got an incredible lineup of educators 😎 We’ve got an incredible lineup of educators ready to walk you through this summer’s SOR book study! Comment BEACH to soak it in with us! 🏖 You’ll never believe this! We’re doing a DOUBLE FEATURE! 💜🧡 🏊‍♀️ June: Small Groups, Big Results by Julia B. Lindsey (@juliablindsey ) Your Leaders: Julia (@juliablindsey ) Elizabeth (@elizabeth_readingslp ) Justin (@sorformore_llc ) Sydney (@thelisteningslp ) Rebecca (@daydreamingaboutdata ) Sarah (@snippetsbysarah , @logosliteracyacademy ) Jessica (@farmerlovesphonics ) Michelle (@michelle_thecolorfulclassroom ) 🎸 July: Rock Your Literacy Block by Lindsay Kemeny (@lindsaykemeny ) Your Leaders: Michelle (@michelle_thecolorfulclassroom ) MeQuel (@mequelboldenconsulting ) Heidi (@droppinknowledgewithheidi ) Meghan (@alwaysmoretolearn ) Leah (@theearlyliteracycoach ) Jessica (@farmerlovesphonics ) Yvette (@the_lit_teacher , @phonicsreadalouds ) Q&A with Lindsay (@lindsaykemeny ) Come study with us this summer! Comment BEACH! #summerbookstudy #scienceofreading #smallgroupsbigresults #rockyourliteracyblock #readingteachers
We know foundational literacy skills are important We know foundational literacy skills are important, but what exactly belongs in that foundation? Lyn Stone’s (@lynstone8 )latest resource, Foundations for Life, includes brilliant step-by-step, scripted lessons for educators and parents who are hoping to build a strong foundation in how the system works from the start! We also talk about the Science of Reading movement and share wise insights on implementing what actually can move the needle! Comment FOUNDATION for a link to listen! 🎧 #literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #foundationsforlife #lynstone
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