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Summer Reading Backpack for Multilingual Learne...

Tanya Paris

Build a summer reading backpack for multilingual learners with Spanish decodable books, English readers, syllable activities, and bilingual family resources to prevent summer slide.

Summer Reading Backpack for Multilingual Learne...

Tanya Paris

Build a summer reading backpack for multilingual learners with Spanish decodable books, English readers, syllable activities, and bilingual family resources to prevent summer slide.

Phonic games for kindergarten

CVC Phonics Centers for Kindergarten: Setup & R...

Tanya Paris

Plan CVC phonics centers around taught skills. Learn how to select a game, model the routine, organize partner practice, check learning, and connect word work with reading.

CVC Phonics Centers for Kindergarten: Setup & R...

Tanya Paris

Plan CVC phonics centers around taught skills. Learn how to select a game, model the routine, organize partner practice, check learning, and connect word work with reading.

Teacher using Spanish decodable books in a bilingual classroom with young students

Spanish Decodable Books: How to Build Biliterac...

Tanya Paris

Free libros decodificables en español! Spanish decodable books are one of the most powerful tools for multilingual learners — but they're still underused in bilingual classrooms. Discover what the research...

Spanish Decodable Books: How to Build Biliterac...

Tanya Paris

Free libros decodificables en español! Spanish decodable books are one of the most powerful tools for multilingual learners — but they're still underused in bilingual classrooms. Discover what the research...

decodable books for kindergarteners

Decodable Books for 5-Year-Olds: A Parent’s Guide

Tanya Paris

A parent-focused guide to choosing decodable books by taught skills, previewing text, and supporting reading at home, with Tanya’s family-workshop question and Nug the Bug classroom experience.

Decodable Books for 5-Year-Olds: A Parent’s Guide

Tanya Paris

A parent-focused guide to choosing decodable books by taught skills, previewing text, and supporting reading at home, with Tanya’s family-workshop question and Nug the Bug classroom experience.

Teacher working with ELL students using decodable books to build phonics and vocabulary skills in kindergarten

Decodable Books for English Language Learners: ...

Tanya Paris

Practical ways to pair English decoding instruction with vocabulary preparation, supported discussion, partner reading, and familiar-text practice while respecting learners’ existing language knowledge.

Decodable Books for English Language Learners: ...

Tanya Paris

Practical ways to pair English decoding instruction with vocabulary preparation, supported discussion, partner reading, and familiar-text practice while respecting learners’ existing language knowledge.

Kindergarten teacher leading small group reading instruction with decodable books for letters and sounds practice

Small-Group Letter–Sound Practice: A 10-Minute ...

Tanya Paris

An adaptable ten-minute example for targeted letter–sound practice, preserving Tanya’s assessment and practice-baggie approach while explaining modeling, feedback, and supported application.

Small-Group Letter–Sound Practice: A 10-Minute ...

Tanya Paris

An adaptable ten-minute example for targeted letter–sound practice, preserving Tanya’s assessment and practice-baggie approach while explaining modeling, feedback, and supported application.