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Crash Course in Phonics

Phonics, Teaching 101, Teaching ReadingBy Hannah Braun August 28, 2014 10 Comments

Teaching Phonics Looking back I’m not sure how this happened, but somehow I got through college without actually learning phonics rules. Hold on, hold on! I know how to read and I know letter sounds but as far as actual “rules” that I could tell my students…I was lost. And I know I’m not the…

Easing Into An Awesome Literacy Block

Teaching 101, Teaching Reading, Teaching WritingBy Hannah Braun August 12, 2014 2 Comments

Problem: Getting a good, solid literacy block up and running seems so complex, I don’t even know where to start. Solution: It doesn’t magically happen on the first day of school. It’s a process that takes the students and the teacher several weeks to ease into. Here’s a basic structure that I have found works…