How to teach reading

Miss Giraffe's Class: Short A Activities and Resources (including freebies!)

Freebie! One of the keys to teaching reading comprehension is showing kids how proficient readers think about text. Teachers have to find a way to make their thinking visible. One way is with graphic organizers.

Read about what to do when your students are fake reading. Download the FREE Real Reading vs. Not Really Reading printables.

The order for teaching letter recognition, and why! Plus a ton of fun games and activities to have little ones learn the alphabet, letter sounds, and how to print in no time!

Lots of ideas and pictures of ways to teach reading skills using phonics centers to make learning fun and promote fluency in reading skills.

What are the K-2 phonics skills our learners need to know? In what order do we teach them? Learn what they are and download a free printable with all the K-2 phonics skills listed for you! Be sure to click on all the images towards the bottom of this post to read all the articles in our 6 ... Read More about K-2 Phonics Skills List – free printable list!

As you probably know, phonics is an essential component of reading instruction. Before you read this loooong post all about how to teach ph...

Make learning to read and spell EASY with phonograms! Learn how to teach Phonograms in this article.

An explanation of CVC words & their place in the Montessori Preschool curriculum; how the brain processes simple words for reading & free CVC word printable

Teaching students how to decode multisyllabic words can be hard to do. But I have finally figured out 6 steps to explicitly and systematically teach students the six syllable types in a way that is easy for both students and teachers. Click here to check out these engaging print and go lessons for your guided reading group or reading intervention group. {6 syllable type activities}