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My biggest rookie teacher mistake was not spending enough time teaching word families at the beginning of first grade. I

Do you hear the word slideshow and immediately think “ugh”. Me, too. I think of high school and college lectures

I hear it all the time. What do I REALLY need to know about guided reading stations in first grade?

Most students fall victim to the ”summer slide”. Phonemic awareness and phonics are the two biggest building blocks for reading

It's time to start planning your first grade reading block and you have so many great ideas and strategies to

Hello friends! Here is one project I was able to tackle in my classroom this week: my classroom library. The

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