Reading

  • Improve Reading Fluency with Reading Trackers

    Is your child or student ready to stop using their “Reader Finger”, but still needs something to hold their place when reading?  Using a Reading Tracker (I call them “sliders”) allows students to track the words across the page.  Since the trackers are transparent, readers can see the upcoming text on the page. From my […]

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  • Reader Sit – Getting Ready to Read

    I developed the term Reader Sit after watching children try to read with their hands in their laps or laying across their desks.  They think their eyes do all of the work, when really they use their whole body.  This is perfect to teach to beginning readers, but I teach students all the way through elementary school […]

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  • Tracing the Alphabet for Letter Recognition

    Who knew that tracing the alphabet could be so impactful?  If you’re looking for Part 1 of this post, I shared it on I Can Teach My Child (click here). Now that you understand how powerful Alphabet letter finger tracing can be, I wanted to share some more tips and resources: Tips To get your […]

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