Heart word wall

Do You Want to Dramatically Accelerate Your Kindergartners’ Writing Proficiency? Fluency with high-frequency “heart word” sentences is your key to success!

Using what we know about Science of Reading, this post explains how to build sight word mastery by mapping out words.

If you teach elementary students, you probably have a word wall, but a word wall doesn't meet the needs of all students. I'm sharing the reasons I stopped using a word wall and what I do instead in this post. Your second-grade and third-grade students may have more writing success with word wall alternatives like personal student dictionaries. Grab free differentiated word lists and read about the word wall alternatives that my 2nd and 3rd-grade class loved! #wordwall #studentdictionary

Elevate your literacy instruction with these curated word wall cards, featuring 280 high-frequency words meticulously aligned with the RGR Countdown, Blast, and HD Word curriculum, as well as the Science of Reading, tailored for K, 1st and 2nd graders. These word wall cards are a valuable asset in any classroom, reinforcing key phonics concepts with precision and ease.

This is a hard good item. This is NOT digital. There is no download included. You will receive: Printed, laminated and cut out anchor chart ready to use! There are NO holes punched in the anchor chart. You may add holes using hole punch or add magnets to the back. How to Use: Anchor Charts can be used to teach concepts and then be displayed to review skills. Students have a reference point. They involve students during the creation process and they are much more ENGAGED in lesson because…

Heart words is a science-based way to teach high frequency words, or sight words. Learn all about it and download a free worksheet!

How to use the science-based Heart Word Method to teach heart words, or high frequency words, instead of traditional sight word instruction.

What does spelling instruction in a science of reading classroom look like? Take a look at spelling activities that align with SoR principles in this post.

Data is useful, especially when you know how to use it.

I’ve got a little confession to make to you, teacher friends. Last summer I wrote a blog post about how using a simple and kid-friendly sound wall in the classroom can be an effective way to enhance phonics and reading instruction. This is completely true of course, but by golly, I have learned a thing […]