
What Are the Exciting English Goals for First Graders?
Opening Introduction
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It’s a quiet bedtime You snuggle under the covers, wanting to hear a fun story. Mom pulls out her tablet and says: “I found free English storybooks PD ...
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What Is This Situation? The schwa sound is the most common vowel sound in English. It is the sound you make when you say "uh." It happens when a vowel ...
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What Is This Situation? Blending is the heart of reading. It is putting sounds together to make a word. C-a-t becomes cat. S-u-n becomes sun. When a c ...
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What Is Spelling? Spelling is the way words are written. Spelling shows the correct order of letters. Every English word has a spelling pattern. Corre ...
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What is the Rhyme? Let's talk about a special kind of educational tool: the spell song. This is not one specific song, but a category of songs designe ...
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What is the Vowels Song? Let's talk about a wonderful learning tool, the vowels song. You have probably heard a catchy tune about the letters A, E, I, ...
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Learning to read is one of childhood's greatest adventures. The path from non-reader to reader has many steps. Read along children's stories provide c ...
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Laughter creates a powerful connection in the classroom. When children laugh, they relax. Their minds open wider to new information. Funny children's ...
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Not every book serves language learning equally. Some engage while others bore. Some teach while merely entertain. The difference matters greatly in e ...
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Introducing a new language to young learners requires careful thought. The materials must engage, educate, and build confidence. Many traditional meth ...
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Good morning, fellow educators and dedicated parents.
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