Teaching Phonological Awareness Skills – 7 Ways to Teach Sound and Word Discrimination
I always believed that teaching phonological awareness skills was important, but I do not think I understood how important teaching the individual skills explicitly was to the growth and development of the new reader. …….. In this post, I will give you seven hands on ways to teach sound and word discrimination.
Why Is Teaching Phonological Awareness So Important? Skill #2 – Alliteration
. These skills are so important for all children but especially important for children with dyslexia. Maryanne gives the example of climbing a ladder, you want to start on the bottom rung and climb higher, not skip the lower rungs and try to reach the higher rungs first.
Is It Important to Teach Pattern Awareness to Young Children? Easy Ways to Teach Students For The Future
I used to think teaching patterns was just a cute and fun activity that a teacher put out for students to complete during center time. Then, I started working with PreK and Kindergarten and realized just how important teaching patterns was for young students.
Fun and Easy Ways to Teach Important Skills During the Clothes Study for Preschool
As a new preschool teacher, I wanted to find fun and easy ways to teach important math, literacy and fine motor skills as we were going through the Clothes Study for Preschool. I found that my students needed help specifically with sorting, vocabulary, pre-writing and fine motor skills and pattern awareness.
Kindergarten Is A Zoo !
I have had so much fun decorating my classroom as a zoo and changing our dramatic play area each week that we study a new habitat. My students loved fishing, bird watching, and milking a cow on the farm. Here are some pictures so you can “see” what we have been up to !!