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How to Use 1 Reading Activity to Target 5 Literacy Skills
There are so many different factors that play into learning to read and write effectively. It can often feel overwhelming because it seems like we need to hit on all of these skills separately and hope that it all comes together! This isn’t the case. With just one activity, you can hit on multiple skills and help your students grow!
What is a Sound Drill?
I'm sure we've all been there… in the middle of a lesson and our student says, "but I already know this!"
Can you relate?
As we work through the sound drill, it is important that we understand why this task is important and be able to explain to our students why it is a necessary part of our lesson. Keep reading to learn more!
How do I Improve Phonological Awareness?
Phonological awareness is a key foundation for building early reading skills.
It's an umbrella term that essentially refers to the ability to break words into individual sounds, blend sounds to create words (sounding it out), and the ability to manipulate sounds in our language through tasks like rhyming, changing the ending sounds of words or the order of words (like in Pig Latin).