Literacy specialist

These unique classroom supplies are must-haves if you teach reading!

This is another one in the series of Tell All's. OK...that's kinda funny. I will be honest, this turned into an Affirmation of Thoughts. Reading

Hello Friends!!! It's Jen from Out of This World Literacy! I hope everyone is having a fabulous summer relaxing and sleeping in. I know many of my friends are moving roles in this upcoming school year. Some are switching grades while others are stepping out of the classroom to fill specific leadership positions. As a Literacy Coach, I know what it's like to take that leap out of the classroom and into a specialist position. It. is. scary! Teachers who shift into a leadership role often leave…

Hello! I hope everyone is surviving the final days before the holiday break! As many of you know I’m no longer a classroom teacher, I am a Literacy Coach. So I often get the question or look, “What do you do all day?” So today I am here to give you an answer of […]

Take a look inside my office as a PreK-5 literacy coach! Get a free science of reading bulletin board to use in your own literacy coach office, too!

Literacy Centers for Middle School? You won't believe how well they work! ➡️Gets kids involved and engaged ➡️Personalizes tough literacy skills ➡️Are perfect for teacher observations ➡️Helps kids understand skills on a higher level Interested? Read my blog post, "Literacy Center Ideas for Middle School in 4 Easy Steps".

Do you do all of these 6 essentials of reading intervention? Each is a must-have for effective intervention and will make it so much easier...

Hello, hello! If you follow my other social media accounts, you may already know I'm participating in my school district's May Photo Cha...

The Big 5 reading skills are the perfect guide for how to teach reading. Follow this reading skills list and use these strategies for reading instruction...

Reading Specialist Survey - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document asks the reader to select their top 2 or 3 choices for ways to lend a helping hand or assist the reader. It also has a space for other ways the reader may need assistance.

Each Tuesday and throughout the month of March, my colleagues at Two Writing Teachers and I host the Slice of Life Story Challenge, where hundreds of teachers practice their own writing. To learn more about the Slice of Life Story Chalellenge, click here .

So data tracking is one of those necessary evils for all interventionists, special educators, speech language pathologists, teachers…we all can commiserate together. But it’s one of those things that is just absolutely critical to determine whether or not students are growing and making progress in their intervention setting. We see students who are struggling to read and have gaps and we need to make sure those gaps are in fact closing. So on top of all the other things we are managing in

Learn more about the Science of Reading aligned Guided Phonics curriculum with this question and answer session.

Wondering how to get started using guided phonics and decodable readers with young students? This post about the Science of Reading is full of tips and resources to make teaching phonics and reading simple and fun! Click the pin to learn about using phonic centers and decodable readers!

Structured Literacy - Sarah's Teaching Snippets

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An intervention alone is not enough to “fix” students’ reading and writing deficits. As a middle school literacy coach, I have some thoughts and non-negotiables about what is going to make the time and effort a teacher/a school system takes to plan out reading and writing interventions worthwhile for all involved.