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Thank you so much! I'm so happy you found me, welcome to our community! ❤️

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Yes exactly! No point in teach the alphabet just for the sake of teaching the alphabet. We want to make sure we're connecting to the deeper meaning & getting kids to read!

Yay, that's always the best feeling! Your students are lucky to have you!

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Thank you! It's fun to keep them altogether and have a keepsake for parents at the end of the year! Plus it's less individual papers floating around, too.

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That is so kind of you, thank you!!

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Thank you so much! Yes, most people forget about spelling as part of reading, but they go hand-in-hand!

Thank you! Yes, the movement really helps!

Awww that's so sweet of you, thank you so much! ❤️

You're so welcome! My little guy is 6 now, and it's been so much fun to see his self-portrait change over the years. I'll keep his early ones forever!

Oh good, I'm so glad! That's definitely my goal...to make it easier & simplify things!

I'm so glad, thank you so much for your feedback!

I'm so glad your school is moving in the right direction and that PA is helping! I wish I knew about the importance of PA when I first started teaching back in 2007. I know it would've made a difference for my students!

Awww thank you so much! Those seasonal phonological awareness games are what I wish I'd had when I first started teaching. It would've made such a difference!

Totally! I really thought it was a silly phrase to focus on. But the more I use the correct phrase, the more I can see it's helping my students and my own son at home (and to be honest, it helps with my spelling too!)

You're so welcome! I'm so glad this message is being spread far and wide since it makes such a huge difference.

You are so kind, thank you SO much for watching!!

I'm so glad! You're very welcome! The most important thing we can do (as parents and teachers) and make sure we reach our little ones at their level and push them just beyond, but not make it too easy or too difficult for them. I want everyone to have the right tools for this important job!

Thank you for watching! Yes, I still have to catch myself from time to time. But saying "letters spell sounds" or "letters represent sounds" has become much more automatic for me now!

Thank you so much! It took some getting used to, but it's much more automatic for me now.

You're so welcome! It's made the biggest difference for both my students and my own son at home.

Yay! That's the perfect age for these games. Your little one will be set up for reading success by starting with these!

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching!

Thank you! I appreciate that!

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So glad you liked it! Thank you!

That's such a great idea! Thank you for sharing!

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Frog works too! We were focused on CVC words in this lesson (and not consonant blends) so we chose log. But yes, frog also rhymes!

Yes frog works too! We were focused on CVC words in this lesson so we chose log. We frog also works!

Frog works too! We were focused on CVC words in this lesson (consonant-vowel-consonant), so we chose log. But yes, frog also rhymes!

Yes either one works! We were focused on CVC words in this lesson and not consonant blends like F+R, so we chose LOG instead. But yes, frog also rhymes!

Thank you so much!

At the school where I'm a substitute, the teachers use Fundations as their phonics program (www.wilsonlanguage.com/programs/fundations/). When I tutor older students, I use the program UFLI from the University of Florida (ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/toolbox/). This is a great option because the manual is inexpensive, and everything else you need to implement the curriculum is FREE on their website! It's amazing! When I'm teaching preschool, pre-k, & kindergarten, I use my own phonics program (which I call "P.L.A.Y. for Reading Success"). My program focuses on letters & sounds, digraphs, and blends. We don't get into more advanced concepts like magic e, vowel teams, or diphthongs, which is why it's perfect for the younger grades.

@@littleslovelearning thank you! 🩵

@@pacasro Anytime!

Alex is just amazing, and I know you're going to love all that she creates. Thank you so much for listening!

Yay, thank you for watching! Those are all excellent choices for beginning readers.

Yay! I can't wait to hear how it goes!

You're so welcome! Thank you for watching. I'm so glad it was helpful to you!

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. I appreciate the ability to have an open discussion about this important topic. My current recommendations are based on the advice of occupational therapists such as Dr. Calli Studebaker, OTR/L (www.confidentkidstherapy.com) and Kelli Fetter, OTR/L (www.handwritingsolutions.org). These two occupational therapists have guided my recommendations and I trust their professional opinions. As I'm not an occupational therapist myself, I rely on their expertise and advice. From my own experience in education, I have seen many students enter kindergarten "drawing" lowercase letters because either 1) they were not given handwriting instruction in preschool yet were expected to write lowercase letters in their name & journals 2) they were given handwriting instruction in preschool, but they were not developmentally ready to write lowercase letters at age 4 or 5, which led to "drawing" letters. From what I've heard from Calli and Kelli, most kids' hands are not quite ready to form letters (either uppercase or lowercase) in preschool, but the education standards aren't aligned with child development (one of many situations when this is true). They recommend a lot more fine motor development in preschool than any formal handwriting instruction.

Thanks for your comment! Here's the link: littleslovelearning.lpages.co/animal-alphabet/

That is SUCH a compliment coming from a fellow educator, thank you so much!! I'm so glad this will be helpful to your incoming families! 🩷 Hope you're enjoying your summer!

Thank you! Yes, it is. I teach my students the sign for each animal keyword. They love it!

Yes, those are the hardest for me, too! It's so tricky not to add the "uh." I'm so glad you found this helpful!

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