Itchy's Alphabet Phonics Program

01/16/2019

Always good to have a list of books on this topic!

Because kindness is the new cool.

01/15/2019

A good chart!

Anyone need a speech pathologist? This is a great photo to increase awareness and to encourage referrals.

01/14/2019

A good idea for all those children who get their shoes on the wrong feet!

So smart! I need to try this!

via First Grade Fun Times

01/01/2019

Happy New Year! -

11/29/2018

Put away the technology and play!

11/21/2018

A great way to remember your year!

This would be fun for the classroom at the end of the year!

11/08/2018

November 2018 -

11/03/2018

And Itchy's Alphabet visual picture cues in the shape of the letters is proven, with research, to support letter sound learning!

Visuals help us make connections faster.

Image via northstarpaths.com

10/30/2018

I like the comment on phonics drills - exactly what I say in my workshops!

A Melbourne principal whose students made significant literacy gains since the school adopted an explicit phonics program has likened the ongoing debate around reading instruction to arguing over the existence of gravity.

10/29/2018

Ever, ever, ever!

10/28/2018

Children would have fun discovering their secret word each day!

Create a Sight Word Password of the day. This encourages children to read the sight word multiple times throughout the day. The "password" will keep them engaged and interested and help their brain build a connection to the word.

10/27/2018

I like the paintbrush to encourage sweeping with your eyes!

Okay, let’s talk guided reading for emergent readers. Reading comprehension and fluency are vital reading competencies for any reader, especially our beginning readers. These leveled reading pointers provide a FUN, hands-on system for your students to grow their fluency. These reading sticks will ...

10/25/2018

Let's get kids involved in sustainability projects!

Put sustainability first with these top tips.

10/25/2018

So good that they focus on pre-school activities until the children are 7.

10/25/2018

Oh how very sweet.

10/06/2018

Something we need to be aware of!

Children are starting school without the motor skills needed to learn to write, teachers say.

10/01/2018

So true . . . 12 years retired!

09/30/2018

A good read! I like her comment about "reading casualties" - children who just haven't received explicit instruction.

The evidence base is clear that phonics is the 'great equaliser' when it comes to reading, says one cognitive scientist