For School Leaders, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Text-dependent Instruction, Uncategorized
There’s still time to check off any remaining gifts on your list, especially gifts that support the science of teaching reading! Whether you’re shopping for other educators, treating yourself or your class to a gift, or even making suggestions to parents, we’ve...
For School Leaders, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Text-dependent Instruction, Uncategorized
Let’s talk about a recent debate in the science of reading world around phonological and phonemic awareness instruction. Something that’s really important to us here at The Literacy Architects is making sure our PD and curricular recommendations are tied to...
For School Leaders, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Text-dependent Instruction, Uncategorized
As an educator, you may be familiar with the term, “running records”. They are a benchmarking tool used by teachers to assess a student’s reading level. As a student reads a text aloud, teachers record the student’s word reading accuracy, errors, and self-corrections,...
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Uncategorized
In this post, we’ll be reviewing some common myths about early literacy instruction. Decide whether each of the following statements is a myth or a fact and then review the answers below! Myth or Fact? Read each statement and decide whether it is a myth or a fact. ...
For School Leaders, Uncategorized
After a year of endless video calls, self-paced professional development can feel like a welcome respite from live webinars. Sure, you could take the time to Google videos or create a playlist on YouTube to learn about a new topic, but a cohesive self-paced (i.e.,...
Text-dependent Instruction, Uncategorized
We know students need exposure to grade-level texts on a regular basis, but how does this work for students who are reading below grade level? How can we structure lessons in a way that leads to a constructive, joyful challenge, rather than a frustrating learning...
For School Leaders, Uncategorized
Defining learning loss Learning loss is often described as the gap between what educators expect students should have learned by a certain time and the reality of what they have actually learned. But, how do we define what a student “should have learned”? Are we...
Strategies for Remote and Hybrid Learning, Uncategorized
Whether your classroom spans virtually across laptops or convenes in person, student engagement is high on the priority list. A student that is actively engaged learns effectively and quickly. However, structuring your lessons to support these goals can be a...
Strategies for Remote and Hybrid Learning, Uncategorized
Five tools to make remote teaching more effective for teachers and more fun for students. Although schools are slowly transitioning back to in-person settings, remote learning tools will continue to be great ways to digitize learning and switch up traditional teaching...