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Word Ladder Wednesday!
Anticipating EARTH DAY (4.22)!

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I note your website advertises a program that does not “rely on sight words.” Apparently selling the idea that everything is decodable. This is obviously false and unsupported by research. A large store of sight words is necessary for skillfull reading; can be acquired many ways.

Arguably, I suppose although pronunciation guides would show want as “waant” which is quite different from the “uh” in was. I am sure you would not argue that “was” is not a word we would want children to know by sight asap.

Morphology Monday!
Anticipating EARTH DAY (4.22) with the Latin Word Root TERR(A) = Earth/Land. (Shout out to all the good folks in TERRA Haute, Indiana! 😀)

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There are no responsible educators who don’t believe in sight words. Words like “was” and “said” that don’t follow regular phonics rules need to be learned by sight. Sight words can be learned from flash card type practice, but should be reinforced by actual reading in context.

FLUENCY FRIDAY!
April 14 is National Gardening Day! Perfect time for students to learn, rehearse (repeat reading) and perform the beautiful “Garden Song” by David Mallet. You can also find a youtube video of the song with captioned lyrics at
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Word Ladder Wednesday from Tim Rasinski ENJOY!

If Donald Trump had been born poor and smart, instead of rich and stupid, he would have basically grown up to be Ripley.

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I see a case of bone spurs breaking out.

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Fluency Friday! April 9th is National Unicorn Day - Here are two resources to celebrate the day and to build reading fluency as students practice (rehearse) and perform this poem by Kenn Nesbitt and song. Enjoy !

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Four years ago today, the CDC advised all Americans to wear masks in public to avoid spreading covid.

Trump immediately announced he would refuse to wear one, needlessly turning masking into a divisive partisan issue and contributing to countless avoidable deaths.

Fact-checking the Science of Reading. This is the most important book on reading instruction in a decade. Please read and share widely. Tierney and Pearson are clear-eyed, moderate, and accurate throughout. literacyresearchcommons.org