Lesson Plan
City University of New York

American Social History Proj.: Decoding u.s. Foreign Policy: Iran Contra Affair

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the Iran-Contra Affair using a timeline and related documents, and practice critical thinking about US foreign policy during the late Cold War years, and about the actions of officials of Ronald Reagan's government. They...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Decoding Two Syllable Words

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The lesson plan will focus on reading and writing to meet a Phonics and Word Recognition standard: decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables. The lesson plan is a review of two-syllable words...
Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Reading Basics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Provides a wealth of basic information on how to teach kids to read. Covers print awareness, sounds of speech, phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and lots more.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Segmenting and Blending Words

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will learn how to segment words. Then students will play a segmentation game that utilizes Elkonin boxes and markers.
Article
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: The Secret Language of Dolphins

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interesting look at the communication between dolphins. Based on a series of sounds, it is apparent that these creatures have a 'language' of communication starting right from birth. Learn what scientists think and if they have made...
Website
PBS

Pbs: Misunderstood Minds: Reading Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS presents this comprehensive site outlining common causes of reading difficulties. Strategies and suggestions for solving these issues are discussed here.
Lesson Plan
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh: Leaders: Word Building

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson walks teachers through a strategy for teaching word building skills to early elementary learners. The site includes links to a page on preparing the materials needed for word building lessons, and to a page which explains the...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Overview of Letter Combinations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource has two sections: Overview of Letter Combinations and two video demonstrations. It provides downloads of the following: lesson plan, lesson materials, word list, video transcripts, and teaching tips.
Handout
Can Teach

Can Teach: Word Race

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this activity for grades 1 and 2, students practice examining, copying out, and reading words that are written in the classroom.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Princess Presto's Spectacular Spelling Play

For Students K - 1st Standards
Help Princess Presto put on a spelling play! After she makes the letter sound, choose the correct letter with your wand to make a simple word. The word you spell will become part of the play!
Article
Understood For All

Understood.org: Skills Kids Need Going Into First Grade

For Teachers K - 1st
There are fun ways to practice language and math skills to help your child get ready for first grade. Here is a list of skills kids need to develop for first grade in reading, writing, and math.
Lesson Plan
Auburn University

Auburn University: The Letterbox Lesson

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The "letterbox lesson plan" is a phonics lesson plan in which young students are led to analyze the phoneme sequence in a word, first by spelling the word and then by reading it.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Key Literacy Component: Morphology

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Morphology describes how words are formed from building blocks called morphemes, the smallest unit of meaning in a word. Students who don't understand this structure have trouble recognizing, understanding, and spelling words. Find out...

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