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Student practicing phonics dictation on a whiteboard while seated on a kindergarten meeting rug, with the headline Dictation: A Window Into Student Learning.

Using Phonics Dictation to Plan CVC Small Groups

Tanya Paris

Use students’ dictation responses alongside reading observations to identify specific CVC practice needs. A classroom example connects focused Tier 1 lessons with purposeful small-group planning.

Using Phonics Dictation to Plan CVC Small Groups

Tanya Paris

Use students’ dictation responses alongside reading observations to identify specific CVC practice needs. A classroom example connects focused Tier 1 lessons with purposeful small-group planning.

Orthographic Mapping: Teaching Regular and Irregular Words

Orthographic Mapping: Teaching Regular and Irre...

Tanya Paris

Understand how orthographic mapping connects spelling, pronunciation, and meaning. Explore a supported teaching routine with mat and said, plus ways to connect word learning with reading and writing.

Orthographic Mapping: Teaching Regular and Irre...

Tanya Paris

Understand how orthographic mapping connects spelling, pronunciation, and meaning. Explore a supported teaching routine with mat and said, plus ways to connect word learning with reading and writing.

Spelling CVC Words: Start as Soon as You Teach a Vowel

Spelling CVC Words: Start as Soon as You Teach ...

Tanya Paris

Children don’t need to know the whole alphabet to begin spelling. Learn how to turn familiar consonants and a newly introduced vowel into meaningful word-building practice, with a free digital...

Spelling CVC Words: Start as Soon as You Teach ...

Tanya Paris

Children don’t need to know the whole alphabet to begin spelling. Learn how to turn familiar consonants and a newly introduced vowel into meaningful word-building practice, with a free digital...

How to Build Reading Fluency in Spanish: A Science of Reading Guide for Bilingual Classrooms

How to Build Reading Fluency in Spanish: A Scie...

Tanya Paris

Fluency is the bridge between decoding and comprehension. Here’s how to build reading fluency in Spanish — strategies, materials, and what the Science of Reading says about fluency instruction for...

How to Build Reading Fluency in Spanish: A Scie...

Tanya Paris

Fluency is the bridge between decoding and comprehension. Here’s how to build reading fluency in Spanish — strategies, materials, and what the Science of Reading says about fluency instruction for...

How to teach Spanish syllables — Science of Reading guide for bilingual and dual-language classrooms using syllable families and decodable books

How to Teach Spanish Syllables: A Science of Re...

Tanya Paris

Spanish phonics is organized around syllables, not individual phonemes. Here’s how to teach Spanish syllable families explicitly and systematically — a Science of Reading guide for bilingual, dual-language, and Spanish...

How to Teach Spanish Syllables: A Science of Re...

Tanya Paris

Spanish phonics is organized around syllables, not individual phonemes. Here’s how to teach Spanish syllable families explicitly and systematically — a Science of Reading guide for bilingual, dual-language, and Spanish...

What makes a good Spanish decodable book — Science of Reading checklist for evaluating Spanish decodable books for bilingual and dual-language classrooms

What Makes a Good Spanish Decodable Book? A Sci...

Tanya Paris

Not all Spanish decodable books are created equal. Here's exactly what to look for — a Science of Reading checklist for evaluating Spanish decodable books for bilingual, dual-language, and Spanish...

What Makes a Good Spanish Decodable Book? A Sci...

Tanya Paris

Not all Spanish decodable books are created equal. Here's exactly what to look for — a Science of Reading checklist for evaluating Spanish decodable books for bilingual, dual-language, and Spanish...