Main Street Reading

If you're looking for an excellent introduction to the fundamentals of the Science of Reading, look no further.  It doesn't read like Professional Development but rather a riveting and thought provoking look at where we come from and with what challenges new readers address the problem of learning to read.  Excellent read, highly recommended by people much smarter than I.

I like to use these cheap mini erasers  from Target in the dollar spot as the perfect way to earn towards something else.  What do I mean?  Well, I like to have something that costs next to nothing as my base for positive reinforcement.  Then I like to have something we earn after getting say, 10 mini erasers.  I might use tallies during small group instruction, or have other adults in the building let me know if they have done anything worthy of praise.  (Also gets others in the building looking for positives about students too) Then give a student 1 mini eraser if they earned 10 tallies.  The point is to be generous to the point of ridiculousness at first, then make them work for it more and more. I store them in these little bitty craft boxes .  (Seems like they might be out of stock at writing) I bought two packs because I am the typical zealot and have to many.  Also because rainbow order makes me sooo ...

Here is a quick overview on how to assign boom card decks to students.  Below, there are a few pictures to replicate the process if videos don't work so well for you. First select the class you want to give assignments to. To make an assignment to all students in your selected classroom, click on "assignments" as you see highlighted and circled below. As you scroll down, you will see your card decks displayed with checkboxes.  I have selected just my self-published boom cards to display, but you will have all your purchases here if you don't select anything. Select the assignments you want, a red checkbox will appear next to them as you click on the appropriate box. If you want to assign a deck to only one student, go back to your classroom.  Then click to the right of one student's name. On the right side oof the student card, there is an arrow with a drop down menu.  Click there, and select "Assign" completing the same selection process you do for the ...

Here is the website for Orton Academy ™  who claim to be an Orton Gillingham ™  affiliate.  It is very likely they are, but Orton Gillingham™ is one of those programs that spreads as quickly as possible. https://www.ortonacademy.org/resources/what-is-the-orton-gillingham-approach/ Here is a Facebook™ group centered only on Orton Gillingham™. https://www.facebook.com/groups/137807653562320/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=914349875908090 Orton Gillingham™ is a remarkable program that is tailor suited for students in your instructional care.  Students are given a variety of instructional methods including decoding (reading, phonemic instruction), encoding (spelling, writing) and multi sensory modes of demonstrating their knowledge such as writing on sand paper, writing big letters in the air across the body to cross mid-line.  Think bubble wand or sparkler type motions.