I am interested to see what these authors have to say!! #books #raisingreaders #teacherlife #momlife

In Ms. Colon's Reading Room, we use multiple strategies to help us spell! #multisensorylearning #learningtospell #teaching Riker Hill Elementary School

"Predictable books are purpose-written to teach children not to rely on phonics because the idea underpinning their construction is that readers should predict words and attend to “graphic cues” (letters) as little as possible." righttoreadproject.com/2020/12/05/pre…

The first of our 1-1-1 rules!! Connecting the sounds in words to how we spell will make us better writers! Riker Hill Elementary School #teachingreading #readingisfun

Happy Wednesday! Today's spelling rule is about words ending in /v/. We can thank Middle English, French spelling, Latin, and mass printing challenges for many of these rules! #English #spellingisweird #teaching Riker Hill Elementary School

How can we advocate for better teacher prep programs? , by Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast melissaloriloveliteracy.substack.com/p/how-can-we-a…

Mixing up skills in our #Fluency Roll and Read, where we practice reading short phrases and reading words with magic e. #teaching Riker Hill Elementary School

Compound Word Frenzy! So many compound words with 'cat' in them! Can you think of other compound words? Riker Hill Elementary School #phonics #teaching #CatsWin

Storytime and snowman crafts today! Have a happy holiday break and happy New Year! Riker Hill Elementary School @storytime_show #petethecat #Groovy #storytime

Create a love of reading by having books available to read! 📚#howtoraiseareader Riker Hill Elementary School #teacher #ilovereading

The snowstorm took out my internet. While I wait to see if it can be restored for any lessons today, I will create this fun game to play with my students next week! #teaching #prepwork

It's finally happening! We hope you can join us.

What a fun way to practice blending CVC words and syllables! Roll and Read Race! #WeAreRamily Riker Hill Elementary School

Happy 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 📚 HarrisonHawks90 LitWorld Scholastic #WorldReadAloudDay

It’s not hard to see that a whole lot of people who currently care about what kids read don’t appear to read much themselves. They don’t seem to understand what books do. Books provoke, heal, inspire, and educate! The power and joy of books are well-known to readers! #readingjoy

Fluency Friday! Here's a partner poem, perfect for Valentine’s Day, written by the great David L. Harrison. Students love practicing & performing with partners! Enjoy! ILA ASCD International Dyslexia Association The Reading League Scholastic Education Scholastic @ScholasticTeach Scholastic Canada

We’ve spent 4 years making a film about early literacy and are thrilled / relieved / proud as heck to share the trailer. Retweet, share, send it to your kids’ principal, whatever you want. It’s time to get everyone talking about this #quietcrisis. youtube.com/watch?v=6lcfaG…

Your Riker Hill Elementary School Reading Team is dressed up and ready to go! Buddy Up with a Good Book with a series about twins by Grace Lin, Ling & Ting. Happy #ReadAcrossAmericaDay, Rams! 🐏 Tomorrow is Mismatch Day! #twinning

The highlight of my Friday... Breaking into a mini sing-along with some 2nd graders after reading! #WeDontTalkAboutBruno

A new bulletin board means a new place for my Vowel Valley! Did you know there were so many ways to spell the /ē/ sound?! #soundwall #scienceofreading #vowelvalley #readingteacher