Category: Language Arts

12 Ways to Help Struggling Readers

So, you have some kiddos that read effortlessly and a couple that just can’t “take off”. What to do? In this post, I’ve listed 12 steps to help striving (struggling) readers make progress. Read on. First of all, you have to figure out what your student already knows and doesn’t

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Teach Phonemic Awareness With No Teacher Tears

What is Phonemic Awareness? You may have heard that phonemic awareness is an essential building block for reading, but aren’t sure why. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes (the smallest units of spoken language).  It is the primary predictor of early reading and spelling skills

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Boom Cards Digital Resouces are Easy to Master

You may have already jumped on the digital resources bandwagon and used Google Classroom? Maybe you’ve also heard of a digital resource called Boom Cards?  Well, Boom Cards are digital task cards in an educational game format. Along with being no prep for teachers and self-checking, they are also FUN

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Add a Fun Twist on Learning with Boom Cards

It is a fact – gamifying your classroom with Boom Cards keeps students engaged! When digital task cards are used in a game format, student engagement instantly skyrockets. The biggest challenge is finding innovative ways to continuously engage your students that keep them interested. Platforms like Boom Cards or Google

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Use Word Study to Teach Reading

I have a confession to make – I’m a total word nerd. I just love digging into the intricacies of language. Now, when I say I love spelling generalizations, I don’t mean those strict “rules” that we all know can be broken in English. I’m talking about understanding why certain

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Progress Monitoring and Digital Data Collection

If you haven’t utilized Boom Cards for data collection and progress monitoring, you need to! There are so many digital apps you can use with your students, but most don’t keep records for formative assessment and data collection. My suggestion-  do what so many teachers are doing (including myself) –

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Boom Cards Make Life Easy!

[social_warfare]Boom Cards. Ever heard of them? Maybe you’ve heard of them and have no clue what all of the fuss is about. Well, let me tell you! They are the BEST. What if you had No Prep to do? What if all of you student’s work checked itself? What if

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Phonics Games for Improved Reading Skills

As a teacher, you already know the primary focus of phonics games is to help readers understand how letters are linked to sounds (phonemes). Building strong phonics skills is crucial to building strong reading skills. As a reading specialist, I’ve seen a common pattern with students who struggle with reading.

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Have you heard about BOOM Cards?

Task cards have been around for quite some time, but there is a new twist on task cards that have people all abuzz. They are called Boom Cards, and some might say they are the greatest thing since sliced bread! Boom Cards are paperless, digital task cards ranging from elementary to

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