Grab these free syllable clip cards today! Great for preschoolers and early readers.

The good reasons this skill of counting syllables has shifted down to pre-readers as they begin to make sense of the world of literacy:
- When kids can chunk words into syllables, they can read longer words more quickly, accurately, and fluently.
- Beginning spellers do better when they can break words into pieces.

Download this free phonemic awareness today!

Recent discussions occurring online, in journals, and at conferences are creating uncertainties about what phonological awareness instruction will be most effective with which children. This guide addresses some of these questions by using what we currently know from the scientific research, from teacher experiences, and from observations in clinical teaching environments for children who struggle with reading.

The outline of the resource includes:
Section 1. Reading Research, Instructional Practice, and Phoneme Awareness
1.1 When should reading research influence instructional practices?
1.2 What is Phonological Awareness? Why is it Important?
Section 2. The Who, When, What, and How of Teaching Phonemic Awareness
2.1 Who needs to be taught phoneme awareness?
2.2 When should phonological awareness instruction begin?
2.3 What phonemic awareness skills should be taught?
2.4 How should phonological awareness instruction begin?
2.5 How much phonological awareness time should involve phonemic awareness activities?
2.6 Is there any value in beginning phonological awareness instruction with larger units, such
as syllables?
2.7 Do onset-rime activities have a role in early phonemic awareness instruction?
2.8 What are manipulatives and how can I use them when teaching phoneme awareness?
2.9 Is it important to teach phoneme awareness with tasks like phoneme deletion and
substitution?
Using sound chains to teach phoneme awareness

This video library features the teaching practices of a diverse cross-section of kindergarten through second grade teachers from across the country. The teachers introduce their students to reading through a variety of methodologies. The library includes nine half-hour classroom videos showing teachers and students engaged in effective reading practices; three half-hour longitudinal videos that show individual students developing reading skills over time; and one half-hour library overview. A video library for K-2 teachers; 12 half-hour video programs, one half-hour overview video, library guide, and Web site.

" Translate the current research on reading into classroom practices that teachers can deploy tomorrow. We know that reading is an active process that is impacted by the text, task, and sociocultural context in which the reading occurs."

From bringing you closer as you share stories to having a special time together at the end of the day, reading aloud to your children has many benefits. Reading isn’t just a part of the school day but a lifelong practice you can reinforce and celebrate at home. You can share favorite books, explore new titles, and read aloud together.

What does it look like to read aloud to your children? A child who might not read independently can sit with you side-by-side as they listen to you read a picture book. Independent readers might take turns reading aloud a chapter book with you as you explore a favorite book from your childhood. The possibilities are endless!

In this blog post, Monica Burns has nine tips for reading aloud to your children. Reading aloud can happen at any age.

This is a series of informational videos for the ongoing Play. Learn. Grow. Together! early learning public awareness campaign launched in 2019.

The series of content is called Together We're Learning, to promote early learning through basic everyday activities.​
*Talk
*Listen
*Read
*Play
*Sing
*Pretend
*Laugh
*Cook
*Chores
*Walk

This website is a great place to find resources (that need to be purchased) to support the development and implementation of a sound wall in your classroom.

Author Lori Jamison - from literacyworld.org
Includes:
*Writing Milestones at a glance
*Things to write about for "shared experiences"
*How to write in Kindergarten
*A variety of writing strategies
*Writing Ideas Bingo
*Topic Tree
*Book writing
*5 finger planner
*Storm and sort
*3-2-1 planner

This site is full of free (and paid) resources to help teachers and students.You can filter by age, grade, subject, and more.Search everything from back to school, orange shirt day, and subject specific topics to find great resources.

"The UFLI Foundations program includes Home Practice sheets to help families support their child’s learning at home. This Home Support Guide explains how to use these UFLI Foundations Home Practice sheets.

The Printable Alphabet Tiles and Mat are designed to be sent home along with the Home Support Guide. Families can use these paper tiles as manipulative letters for home practice with word work. Printing them on card stock makes them easier to use."

The UFLI Foundations Toolbox contains all the lesson resources to accompany the lesson plans provided in the UFLI Foundations manual. Every lesson has companion resources that will help you implement the lessons efficiently, effectively, and consistently.

Some of the companion lesson resources you will find below include:

Lesson slide decks
Decodable passages
Home practice activities
Games and activities for additional practice

112 excellent lessons and supports!

The Virtual Teaching Resource Hub was developed to assist teachers as they explore new ways to teach foundational reading skills using technology. This site has tools for reading instruction and intervention with children in the elementary grade levels.

*Lesson structure
*Instructional activities
*managing behaviour
*tech tools and tips
*webinar series

UNICEF parenting page offers resources for parents about health, wellness, nutrition, and early stimulation for children

"Find downloadable resources for parents and caregivers, community organizers, volunteers, and learners. Resources include games and activities to support reading, writing, science, math, financial literacy, and numeracy. "

United for Literacy is a national charitable literacy organization that believes literacy is a right. United for Literacy believes that literacy is transformational, urgent, dynamic, vital & achievable. LITERACY CHANGES EVERYTHING.

Find amazing resources HERE for:
*reading
*financial literacy
*learning disabilities
*community supports
*technology
*our world

"Unite for Literacy pictures a world where all children have access to an abundance of books that celebrate their languages and cultures. With a goal of cultivating a lifelong love of reading, Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages." (AASL)

This is a three part lesson plan focusing on the language of location which is a great way to introduce coding basic concepts and no technology needed!

For young children, the mouse will be the primary interface they use with the computer. Although most do not have any difficulty correlating the movement of the mouse with the movement of the cursor on the monitor (unlike adults!), they do often get confused with clicking, double clicking, and click and drag. This is the introductory lesson in mouse use for a Kindergarten class. It is spread over three days to accommodate short attention spans.

"The Virtual Teaching Resource Hub was developed to assist teachers as they explore new ways to teach foundational reading skills using technology. This site has tools for reading instruction and intervention with children in the elementary grade levels.

The materials here are designed to be used with video conferencing platforms for distance education and with interactive whiteboards in the classroom. The activities can also be used if you are creating video lessons for asynchronous lessons."

Resources include:
*Lesson templates, sample lessons
*Instructional activities
*Tips for managing behaviour
*Tech tools and tips
*PD - for Teaching Reading Online - 6 part web series
*Tutorials
*FAQs

"As the commander of the WORD Force, a motley group of superheroes, students will develop a strong foundation in key beginning reading skills through interactive gameplay. We're proud to announce a refreshed digital course with newly added direct instruction videos, game onboarding, and level-specific interventions for students who need more guidance in the course. WORD Force games incorporate practice in skills promoted by the science of reading. The instructional support also aligns with how children learn literacy skills best: through explicit, systematic instruction (National Reading Panel, 2000)."

Second PE lesson in school experience of Kindergartener. Students explore walking movement and pathways.