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Talking to Parents About Spelling, Ep 87
Posted by Sharon Callen
LATEST PODCAST, Ep 87: In this podcast, expert literacy educator Diane Snowball sits down with fellow experienced teacher/ consultant Sharon Callen to discuss the most frequently asked questions parents have about the teaching of spelling. This insightful conversation aims to provide educators with support as they navigate their parent community....
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Letter Explorations that Transfer to Reading and Writing
Posted by Sharon Callen
Involving children in letter explorations helps them learn about the alphabetic system. Such explorations should occur alongside the regular reading and writing activities of the classroom. Letter explorations assist children in: understanding the concept of letters learning letter names of the twenty-six letters in alphabetical order identifying upper and lowercase...
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7 Powerful Ways to Use Personal Word Walls Years 3-7
Posted by Sharon Callen
There's an amazing tool that enables your Yrs 3-7 students learn how to spell the words they most frequently use in their writing and understand how words work. It's cheap, it's simple, and it enables personalised investigation and learning. What's the tool? A Personal Word Wall. Here are 7 powerful...
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How to Develop Knowledge of Letters and Letter Names
Posted by Sharon Callen
Involving young childen in instruction that helps them learn about letters, helps them learn about the alphabetic principle. Instruction should assist children in: Understanding the concept of letters. Learning letter names and knowking that the names of letters are constant. Learning the names of the twenty-six letters in alphabetical order....
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