Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Assessment Informs Instruction

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Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Assessment Informs Instruction

How do we meet our students’ needs to create intentional growth? Using quality assessment tools that align with our instruction is key. What does that mean? Why is it always the root of the problem when kids aren’t growing? In this video, Brynn shares why this best practice is essential and why it so often gets overlooked.

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Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Wiley Blevins, “Not all Decodables are Created Equal”

Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Wiley Blevins, “Not all Decodables are Created Equal”

Not all decodable books are created equally.” When I read the chapter Wiley Blevins wrote on this topic, I breathed a sigh of relief! Using decodable books is an essential part of phonics instruction, but we need to make sure the passages make sense! Having our students practice reading text that doesn’t make sense is not teaching with the whole reading brain in mind. Check out this video to hear more about what Wiley Blevins has to say on the topic of Decodable Books.

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Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Designing Comprehension Instruction

Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Designing Comprehension Instruction

What should kids think about while reading? This is the key component to teaching strong comprehension skills. Brynn discusses the secret sauce to comprehension instruction  and it is NOT “read the questions first” so you can rock the Q&A at the end!

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Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Teaching Letters so Kids Begin Reading

Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Teaching Letters so Kids Begin Reading

When are kids ready to start reading? Do they need to know all of their letters and sounds first? Brynn shares how to teach letters so that kids can learn to read from the start!

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Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: How to make Sight Words Stick

Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: How to make Sight Words Stick

Do you know a student who struggles to learn and retain sight words? Brynn shares a few pathways into the brain to make sight words stick as well as how to discover which pathway is best for your student. Watch and learn how to make learning sight words less stressful!

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Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: How to Improve Fluency

Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: How to Improve Fluency

When kids struggle with fluency, there is always a reason for the speed bump that needs to be discovered in order to help students grow. Brynn uncovers the speed bumps that impair fluency and she gives a teaching routine that helps every time!

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Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: How to Teach Phonics Efficiently

Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: How to Teach Phonics Efficiently

When students are reading below grade level and need to catch up, we need to fill in phonics gaps quickly. Brynn shares how to use the brain’s superpowers to teach phonics in the most efficient way to get kids caught up quickly and have their confidence restored!.

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Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Designing Phonics Instruction

Learn to Read with Inspiring Literacy: Designing Phonics Instruction

Scarborough’s Reading Rope gives us a clear visual of all of the skills kids need to have to become independent readers. However, we are still teaching skills in silos which hinders growth. Weaving skills together in every lesson is key to helping students learn to use the reading skills we teach. Brynn gives examples of what this should look like in the classroom, why it is essential, and practical ways to shift your instruction to include this secret sauce to help our students feel successful!

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