Decoding sight words with Secret Stories® phonics helps support orthographic mapping in the brain for science of reading-based instruction.

Hello, friends! Today's post is my annual "back to school" post. It includes a few classroom photos (nothing too exciting this year, give...

Each Level of Fundations is supported by comprehensive instruction and student materials that allow K–3 teachers to confidently present a carefully structured, multisensory phonics and spelling curriculum using engaging techniques. Prevention Model (Tier 1) How skills and concepts are taught is equally as important as what is being taught. Fundations materials support an integrated approach to learning, decoding, […]

Hello! Happy New Year! I’m not sure about you, but I’m ready to say goodbye to 2021. Like… see-ya! I feel like I allowed some of 2020 to seep into 2021, and it just never seemed to get better. That’s why I’m focusing on 2022 and all the wonderful things I know it has in […]

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What's so great about Sound Walls? Read for more information about why they are so beneficial and why my students have excelled with a Sound Wall in our room!

INSTRUCTION: Another great resource to have within a Kindergarten classroom is a word/sound wall. This wall is made up of letters and pictures whose names match the beginning letter sound. This wall acts as a resource for students, but makes for a wonderful snack-time activity! While students are eating, they can look onto the letter wall and think of new pictures that can be added to each letter. For example under H is a picture of a Horse.