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Phonics Developing the Foundation, Building the Future

Phonics: Developing the Foundation, Building the Future

When someone is building a house, they must secure a strong foundation in order for the structure to stand over time....
Phonics, Fluency, and Vocabulary Expanding to the Next Level

Phonics, Fluency, and Vocabulary: Expanding to the Next Level

Some of the most important skills for children to acquire in order to learn how to read and write are blending sounds,...
The Impact of Fully Decodable Texts on Phonics Instruction - Discover Phonics

The Impact of Fully Decodable Texts on Phonics Instruction

Beginning reading texts should be simple for students to read. As students are learning phonics skills and high...
How to Foster Language and Literacy Development in the Spanish Classroom

First and Second Language Writing: Is Their Development Aligned?

Carol Chomsky (1971) once stated, “children’s minds, at four, five, six, are far from linguistic empty space into...
How to Foster Language and Literacy Development in the Spanish Classroom

Empowering Multilingual Learners with Digital Resources

As an instructional coach, I get many questions about the use of educational technology with multilingual learners....
English Language Learners

New State Programs Boost Support for Learning Recovery and English Language Learners

By Jay A. Diskey There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has set back learning for students. While estimates of...

Funding Matters: Historic Education Funding Proposal Advances on Capitol Hill

By Jay A. Diskey The nation’s public schools may be in for record amounts of federal funding in the next fiscal...
Ways-to-Support-Newcomer-ELs-in-School

Ways to Support Newcomer ELs in School

Some Multilingual/English Language Learners (ELs) may be attending a new school for the first time in the United States...
language learners

Tools to Include in Every EL Backpack 

Summer is close to an end, and the start of school is right around the corner. Soon students will have to return to...
The Ups and Downs of Learning Through Technology

The Ups and Downs of Learning Through Technology

Most schools in the United States will resume in-person learning during the 2021-2022 school year. However, that does...