Many students struggle with reading the longer words in text – those multisyllable words. Although that’s where they struggle, let’s check for precursor skills...

6th grade reading comprehension worksheets can be a useful tool – but many students today are unfortunately suffering from worksheet overload. If your middle school students often are lost or behind...

Congratulations, you’ve successfully assessed your students and perfectly grouped them by skill levels. You know exactly who needs to master which skills to become strong readers. Now, the lingering question is..

Incorporating interactive games and activities in the classroom gives students a chance to practice reading comprehension skills (not to mention makes you the cool teacher)....

There is a time and a place for worksheets when it comes to teaching 3rd grade reading comprehension. But there are alternatives to introducing and furthering student...

Educators often ask where lesson plans help. We believe that they do help because teachers benefit from reminders of the logical sequence of steps in an effective lesson. When providing targeted phonics intervention instruction, there is a logical instructional sequence of helping students focus on the sounds first and spelling later.

Research supports the use systematic phonics intervention instruction as early as possible in the elementary grades to improve decoding, spelling and comprehensions skills. The reality is that students who fall behind in reading are more likely never to catch up.

Let's face it - our schools are facing unprecedented learning loss challenges as they head back to the classroom this spring to complete the 2020-2021 school year. This is not business as usual in our classrooms. Teachers need to act quickly using a diagnostic screener to assess student phonics gaps and provide intervention to meet these needs now and address the need for a rigorous Summer School phonics program.

Do you have students who struggle to pronounce longer words? Reading multisyllable words is a challenge for many students, particularly in grades three and above or for English Language Learners. Students who can quickly decode multisyllable words are more likely to read accurately, fluently, and with better comprehension...

Okay, so you’ve just thoroughly screened your students and collected data indicating that several of your kiddos show skill deficits and are at risk for not exiting on grade level. What’s next? It’s time to implement small group reading intervention activities.