Guided Reading for Emergent ReadersGuided reading in kindergarten is one of those things that we know we should absolutely be doing in our classrooms, but the amount of information and ideas out there can be overwhelming! At least, that's how I felt when I started teaching guided reading in kindergarten.But we know it's best practice! Every single year that I teach my students using guided reading, at least 93% of my students end the year on or above grade level. That's how I know it's ...
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Teaching Sight Words in Kindergarten
Teaching Sight Words During Guided ReadingIntroducing and practicing sight words whole group is a big part of kindergarten, but do you also teach sight words during your small guided reading groups? If not, i'm going to tell you why you absolutely should be and how to do it effectively!I, of course, teach sight words whole group, but all of my students are at different levels and their sight word needs are different. It is a much better use of my time to really target the words each small group ...
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Guided Writing in Kindergarten
Teaching Guided Writing in KindergartenGuided writing is one of those things that we know we should be doing in our early and emergent guided reading groups, but finding resources that teach us how to teach guided writing can be difficult. At least, that was the case for me!This post is going to be short and sweet, and hopefully give you some helpful ideas for how you can easily implement guided writing today!In kindergarten, my guided reading lessons are almost always 2-day lessons. Guided ...
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December Sight Word Centers
December Literacy Centers for KindergartenIf you're a kindergarten teacher, you probably know just how hard it can be to manage literacy centers and keep your students engaged in practicing sight words once the snow starts falling. That's why these December Editable Sight Word Centers have been a life saver for me - you read that right, they're editable! That means you can type in the sight words YOU need and - boom- 10 centers are automatically created for you!I actually use these sight ...
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