Happy New Year, Friends! Many of you are probably heading back to school, or if you are like me, sitting at home snowed-in...but regardless of what you're doing now, I thought I'd share some plans for the future!
Steve & I have made some resolutions this year to help more kids learn to read! Because of the huge response we've received from Sight Word Flip-Itin 2013, we've decided to make it our goal to get our app in front of 100,000 kids in 2014. We've dropped the price of the app to just $0.99! If you haven't already...head over to iTunes to grab a copy.
This app works and stands alone because of the way it is organized and designed. Word lists have been carefully chosen and organized by vowel sound allowing kids to practice difficult spelling patterns for all 16 vowel sounds in a controlled and systematic way. Our graphics are kid friendly but not overly distracting and simple enough for their little fingers to use. Don't believe us? Take a look at Steve's four-year old using it!
Here's how it works: Once a word list is selected from the landing page, kids, teachers and parents can then choose to practice one spelling pattern or all the spelling patterns for a chosen sound. Once the spelling patterns are selected, sight words are then presented on a fun, digital flashcard. The flash card features four distinct cueing methods to help children read: Flip It, Bold It, Say It, Check It. The "Flip It" & "Bold It" features allow kids to isolate, see and hear the important vowel patterns. The "Say It" and "Check It" buttons provide important feedback and self correction.
Be sure to stop by Katie's TpT Store for 20% off EVERYTHING on Cyber Monday!
We're back...and we've finally FINISHED our Math-O for K-1! We had such a huge response with our Read-O that we are branching out to Math-O now.
Math-O can be used in a variety of ways to keep your students practicing important skills at home during each month of the school year. Math-O is especially useful for helping parents practice important math skills (aligned to Common Core) with children and offers a fun and effective way to keep kids engaged in academic activities...especially during winter, spring, and summer breaks! At the first of each month send home each month’s Math-O sheet, along with the accompanying graph. Challenge your students or children to complete as many of the boxes as they can. They can complete five in a row, more than five, or try and complete the entire page. Offer incentives as you feel appropriate in your classroom to keep students engaged in important mathematical skills outside of the classroom.
Now that I'm working with K-4 students I've been challenged by ways to pass along what we're working on each month without having to create something for each grade level....Luckily, I started a "Metacognition News" a few years ago when I was in the classroom. It's based upon my most favorite book, "Comprehension Connections," by Tanny McGregor. (If you haven't read it yet...You probably should!)
Today I sat down to make it usable for any grade. I've posted it on my TpT Store. Feel free to head on over to snag the FREE download.
If there is any reading materials that you pass along to families, I'd love to see it!
So, a while back I attended an OG two-week training. I learned a lot of helpful tips and tricks that I'm excited to use in the small-group setting this school year. And one of the tips, well...wasn't really a tip for anyone but myself. I never realized that the letter "c" makes the sound /s/ when it's followed by the letters i, e, and y. The lightbulb went off...Just a few years later than it should've!
Anyways, head over to Katie's TpT Store to grab the one-page download for free.
This app was carefully designed to help teachers and parents teach kids the advanced phonics patterns in words. The complex phonics patterns are what make reading difficult and this app brings these spelling patterns to life for kids in a systematic and easy to understand way. You'll love this app because:
It organizes Dolch Sight Words and other single syllable words by sound.
It teaches ALL spelling patterns for every vowel sound in the English Language.
It incorporates four methods of multi-sensory prompting so kids can figure out the “tricky” parts of words independently.
It’s made by teachers for teachers and parents.
It works! Trust us, we teach kids to read for a living and use it daily with our own students.
Let "Sight Word Flip It" help your kids learn to read through sight, sound and touch just like it helps our students!
*Common Core Aligned *Research-based *Multi-sensory learning tool combining seeing, hearing, and tactile feedback *Allows kids to see, bold, and hear the letters and sounds in words. *Allows kids to check their own reading accuracy *Covers over 425 Dolch and Fry sight words, the most frequent words kids see *Appropriate for grades K-3 *Professional voice artist keeps kids engaged *Helps kids rapidly learn to read *Recommended by teachers and parents across the country. *Used in actual reading clinics *Teaches all spelling patterns for all 17 vowels sounds in the English Language Head on over to iTunes to snag the download!
