Mrs. Richardson's Class

Raise your hand if you're using some sort of sound wall in your classroom? 🙋‍♀️

Sound walls are a great visual 👀 for students of how phonemes and letters or letter patterns are used to write words. Giving each student a copy of their own sound wall is a valuable tool in the classroom. 😍

And guess what? You can get one for ⭐FREE⭐! Check out this blog post about how I implement personal sounds walls in the classroom and grab yours for free!

Using A Personal Sound Wall for Students FREE - Mrs. Richardson's Class Give your students a meaningful tool with this FREE personal sound wall for students. See how to store them and use them!

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Dare I go here?? 😆 Yikes!! If you have been around here long, you know that I am a long-time proponent of balanced literacy.

I had lots of training in it.
I have blogged about it.
Shared about it.
Led professional development about it.
I believed in it because so many people I respected also did!

But then the research that has been around for years started rising to the top. Teachers started learning more. We started doing our own research. I leaned in when all I truly wanted to do was turn my head and run if I am being truly honest.

And friends, I'm here to tell you that there isn't a lot of value in holding on to the 3 cueing system.
It's okay to let it go.
And it's okay to give yourself grace as you are learning more and more! I encourage you to!

So, if you are on your own journey of letting go of old practices and leaning into new ones, welcome! I am so glad you are here! I hope you find a soft place to land as you are making changes in your classroom!

Hey y'all! Have you heard about the Read Aloud Library⁉️ Get a sneak peak inside the Read Aloud Library with these 🌟FREE🌟 4 day Making Predictions lesson plans for the book "Tattle Tongue." You're going to love it! 💜

Check it out at the link! ---->
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Have you read Wolfie the Bunny? It's adorable and perfect for teaching kids how to synthesize!
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I love interactive read alouds because you are able to engage kids in books on their LISTENING level and you are able to model your thinking!
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Need more decodable passages for your classroom? In these digraph decodable passages, readers will focus on decoding words, reading a decodable passage and comprehending it, and dictation as they focus on the digraphs. This set includes 1️⃣5️⃣ decodable passages- 3️⃣ for each skill!

Students will enjoy reading passages like "The Shrimp Grill,"🦐 "Tuck the Pig," 🐖 & "The Math Whiz." ✖️➖➗ Check out these passages and MORE at the link 👇👇

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Have you ever been doing a read aloud and thought "Are any of these kiddos listening?!"👂One of the best ways to ensure your students are engaged, listening, and comprehending is to have them make predictions while they listen. 🤔💬

Let's talk more about the importance of making predictions on the blog! Then grab this awesome FREE making prediction activities and lesson plans! 🤩

Free Making Predictions Activities & Read Aloud Lesson Plan Help your readers learn how to confidently make predictions with these FREE making predictions activities and read aloud lesson plan.

Interactive read alouds are POWERFUL.

Why?

💛Develops their interest in books
💛Exposure to genres
💛Model fluent reading
💛Model our love of reading
..and for many more reasons!

Let's breakdown what a lesson looks like...

Why Interactive Read Alouds are Powerful - Mrs. Richardson's Class Learn how to use interactive read alouds, how to choose a book, & why they are powerful to help students master reading strategies.