Learning at the Primary Pond

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3 Tips For Teaching Long A Vowel Teams

I’m sure you’ve heard of the “short ‘a’ vowel sound” and “long ‘a’ vowel sound.” These terms are very relevant when you’re

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Vocabulary is key to a student’s literacy success. When a student is reading a text, their comprehension of that text depends largely on their

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It can be really overwhelming to realize that your child is behind in reading. You start to ask yourself tons of questions – “What should I do?

7 min read 2022-11-21 08:00:00

Yes, you read that title correctly! Students innately want to talk, talk, talk. They want to talk to a friend on their soccer team about the tough

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When you think about it, children actually do quite a bit of comparing and contrasting in their everyday lives! Think about lunch and recess time,

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Once Kindergarten students know their letters and letter sounds, so many doors open up for them! But transitioning from letters to actually reading

9 min read 2022-10-24 07:00:00

How-to writing, in theory, should be one of the easiest things for students to do! You’re literally asking them to tell about something they

9 min read 2022-10-24 07:00:00

How-to writing, in theory, should be one of the easiest things for students to do! You’re literally asking them to tell about something they

7 min read 2022-10-17 07:00:00

If you teach students who are learning how to read, you probably see the reading process unfolding differently from child to child. Some of your

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Have you ever thought to yourself, “I want to differentiate my literacy centers…but I can’t find the time!”? Most teachers have a big range

8 min read 2022-10-03 07:00:00

There’s a lot of information out there on how to differentiate and create small groups for students who are actually reading… but what about when

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It can be difficult for students to write personal narratives with the level of detail that we’d like them to. One reason is because the way we

8 min read 2022-09-19 07:00:00

Want to improve your students’ reading fluency and increase their overall reading confidence? Orthographic mapping is key to all of

8 min read 2022-08-29 07:00:00

When you begin the school year with a new class, it can feel like “system overload!” There’s the physical organization of the room (desk

9 min read 2022-08-22 07:00:00

You know that writing is an important part of literacy instruction. You want your students to become stronger writers – and actually WANT them to