The Rungs of Reading
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Massachusetts, United States
About the store
Colleen and Stacy are excited to be joining the world of Teachers Pay Teachers to share their love of literacy. Colleen recently completed her Masters in Reading and is looking forward to being a first-year teacher and Stacy has been teaching for 17 years. She now works as a Reading Specialist in a district outside of Boston, Massachusetts. After years of blog stalking, the two have decided to combine the fresh ideas of a first-year teacher with the knowledge of an experienced Reading Specialist. They are anxiously awaiting, actively creating and just can't wait to share their passion with the TpT world.
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Growth Mindset Bulletin Board Set: Change your words, change your mindset!
UPDATED!! New version includes "I'm not good at math, reading, writing" and "I'm going to train my brain in math, reading, writing".
Materials to create a Growth Mindset Bulletin board!
Two different versions available!
PLEASE NOTE: The brain is not included in the bundle! You can download it for free and then bring to staples and have them make it as big as possible. Below is the free link we used.
www.clipartbest.com/clipart-KinGKyriq
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education, Visual Arts
Basketball Slam (glued/welded sounds of all, am, an)
Your students will love learning the glued/welded sounds (word families) all, am, and an when playing THREE games included in Basketball Slam! This 24 page package contains 48 word cards, Board Game, I Have Who Has Game, Basketball Shoot and SCOOT and WEEK of reinforcing activities. These student-led games are perfect for an ELA student center or small group RTI intervention. The reinforcing activities can be used to assess your student’s ability to decode one-syllable words containing all, a
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
The Old Wild West (closed exceptions ild, ind, old, olt, ost)
Learning the concept of closed syllable exceptions /glued sounds can be fun when playing THREE fun games in “The Old Wild West”! This 20 page bundle contains a Board Game, Card Game, The SCOOT Stampede, 48 word cards, 16 task cards and WEEK of reinforcing student printables!
This package aligns to the following Grade 2 Common Core State Standards:
Grade 2: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.3a Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.
Grade 2: CCSS.ELA-Literac
2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Punted, Tackled, and Blocked (the 3 sound of suffix -ed)
Your students will have a blast learning the 3 sounds of suffix -ed (inflectional endings) when playing THREE games included in Punted, Tackled, and Blocked! This 24 page bundle includes 64 word cards, task cards, Board Game, Roll Say Keep Game and WEEK of reinforcing activities. These student-led games are perfect for an ELA student center or small group RTI intervention. The reinforcing activities can be used to assess your student’s ability to decode one syllable words with the 3 sounds of
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
The Magic-e Show (final-e/silent-e)
Your students will have a blast learning the magic-e rule (silent-e, final –e) when playing THREE games included in The Magic –e Show! This 30 page bundle includes 120 word cards, Board Game, Abracadabra SCOOT, Roll Say Keep Game and WEEK of reinforcing activities. These student-led games are perfect for an ELA student center, small group RTI intervention, or whole-class activity. The reinforcing activities can be used to assess your student’s ability to decode both one-syllable and two-sylla
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Sail Away (long /a / sound of ai and ay) BINGO
Learning the long /ā / sound of ai and ay can be fun when playing the Vowel Team Game, Sail Away BINGO! This 31 page package contains 50 word cards and 25 game boards. This game is perfect for whole-class, small group, ELA student center or small group RTI intervention.
This package includes:
1. Game directions
2. 50 word cards containing ai or ay
3. 25 game boards
Grade 1: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3c Know common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
Grade 2: CCSS
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Sweet Tooth Crush (ch, ck, sh, th, wh) Digraphs
Do your students love playing Candy Crush? Do they love Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? Well, if you answered yes to either question, they will have a blast learning the digraph sounds of ch, ck, sh, th, and wh when playing the THREE games included in Sweet Tooth Crush! This 29 page package contains 96 word cards, Board Game, SCOOT Spelling, I Have…Who Has Game and WEEK of reinforcing activities. These student-led games are perfect for an ELA student center, small group RTI interventi
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Walk the Plank (-nk sound of ank, ink, onk, unk)
Learning the –nk glued/welded sound of (ank, ink, onk, unk) can be fun when playing TWO fun games in “Walk the Plank”! This 16 page package includes a Board Game, SCOOT Spelling Game, 36 word cards and a WEEK of reinforcing activities! This game is perfect for a variety of grouping models including whole-class, ELA student center, partner work, or small group RTI intervention.
This package includes:
1. Game directions for both games
2. Board Game
3. SCOOT Spelling
4. 36 word cards
5.
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Picking the Biggest Apples (suffix endings)
Your students will have a blast learning suffix endings (inflectional endings) when playing THREE games included in Picking the Biggest Apples! This 27 page bundle includes 64 word cards, Board Game, SCOOT Spelling, Roll the Die Game and WEEK of reinforcing activities. These student-led games are perfect for an ELA student center, small group RTI intervention, or whole-class activity. The reinforcing activities can be used to assess your student’s ability to decode one syllable words with suf
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Snow White & Magical Crowns (long /o/ & /ou/ sound of ow )
Learning the long /ō/ sound and /ou/ sound of ow can be fun when playing TWO adorable games in “Snow White and Magical Crowns”! This 9 page package with cute Melonheadz graphics contains a Board Game, Student Sorting Mat, 7 Dwarf Pawns, and 50 word cards! This game is perfect for an ELA student center, partner work, or small group RTI intervention.
*Print on Legal 8.5 x14 paper
This package includes:
1. Game directions
2. Board Game
3. 7 Dwarf Pawns
4. Sorting Mat
5. 50 word cards
2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart Reading Response & Game
Let your inner SPARKLE out! That is Geraldine’s mantra in the treasured children’s book, The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart. Authors Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton capture how to celebrate a friend’s special qualities in their #1 NY Times Best Seller series. This heartwarming tale shows how love and imagination can go a long way towards solving problems, even on Valentine’s Day.
This bundle includes:
1. Reading Response letter (girl)
2. Reading Response letter (boy)
3. Ga
K - 2nd
Reading, Writing
Cloak of Invisibility (long /o/ of oa, oe, and ow)
Learning the long /ō/ sound of oa, oe, and ow can be fun while playing the interactive Vowel Team Game, The Cloak of Invisibility! This 20 page package contains a Board Game, SCOOT Spelling, 56 word cards and a WEEK’S worth of reinforcing activities! This package is perfect for a whole-class activity, ELA center, or RTI intervention. The reinforcing activities can be used to assess your student’s ability to decode both one-syllable and two-syllable words containing the vowel team oa, oe, or o
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Which Tools Will You Use? Fix-Up Strategies Bundle
Are your students having difficulty monitoring for meaning? Do they keep reading even after making an error and meaning is lost? Do you love the Beanie Baby Decoding Strategies and Melonheadz graphics?
If you answered “yes” to any of our questions, you will love our “Which Tools Will You Use?” fix-up strategies bundle.
We know your students will enjoy following Mr. and Mrs. Fix-Up as they teach each important strategy using cute Beanie Baby graphics by Melonheadz.
This bundle includes:
1.
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies
November Kindergarten Literacy Centers CCSS Aligned
Your pre-k/ kindergarten students will have a blast practicing early literacy skills while playing the games and activities included in our November Literacy Center bundle! This 30 page bundle includes THREE early literacy games, printables, and guided reading book. These activities are perfect for an ELA student center, small group RTI intervention, or whole-class activity.
This bundle includes:
1. Game directions
2. Sound Off & Salute Veterans Day board game
3. Say & Slide Syllables ga
PreK - K
English Language Arts
Mirror Mirror on the Wall "y as /e/ and y as a suffix"
Learning y as /ē/ and y as a suffix can be fun when playing the adorable game “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall”! This 15 page package with cute graphics contains 68 word cards, 16 task cards, and a week’s worth of reinforcing activities! 12 blank cards are also included if you want to write additional words for game. This game is perfect for an ELA student center, partner work, or small group RTI intervention.
This package includes:
1. Game directions
2. 68 word cards containing y as /ē/ (b
2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Chewing Cookies (sounds of oo, ou, ue, and ew )
Learning the /ü/ sound (oo, ou, ue, and ew ) can be fun when playing the interactive Vowel Team Game, Chewing Cookies! This 10 page package contains 40 word cards, 20 task cards and 3 reinforcing activities. This student-led game is perfect for an ELA student center or small group RTI intervention. The reinforcing activities can be used to assess your student’s ability to decode both one-syllable and two-syllable words containing the vowel team oo, ou, ue, or ew.
This package includes:
1.
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Sliding Into Home Plate (beginning/ending consonant blends)
Your students will love practicing beginning and ending consonant blends while playing THREE games included in Sliding Into Home Plate! This 36 page package contains 136 word cards, 48 task cards, I Have Who Has Game, Card Game, Roll the Die Game and WEEK of reinforcing activities. These student-led games are perfect for an ELA student center, small group RTI intervention, and whole-class activity. The reinforcing activities can be used to assess your student’s ability to decode one-syllable
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Beach Bum (long /e/ sound of ea, ee, and ey)
Learning the long /ē/ sound of ea, ee, and ey can be fun while playing the interactive Vowel Team Game, Beach Bum! This 15 page package contains 48 word cards and 3 reinforcing activities. This student-led game is perfect for a whole-class activity or can be modified for a small group. The reinforcing activities can be used to assess your student’s ability to decode both one-syllable and two-syllable words containing the vowel team ea, ee, or ey.
This package includes:
1. Game directions
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
The Text Feature Walk for Informational Text
Most primary-aged students learn how to do a "Picture Walk" before reading a story. While previewing text, students activate prior knowledge, make predictions, and set a purpose for reading the book. Effective reading instruction includes this important strategy yet this supportive practice is not as common when using informational text.
When entering intermediate grades, students may experience difficulty reading textbooks and informational text due to high-level vocabulary and unfamiliar c
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
Spring Has Sprung (-ng sound of ang, ing, ong, ung)
Learning the –ng glued/welded sound (ang, ing, ong, ung) can be fun when playing TWO adorable games in “Spring Has Sprung”! This 9 page package contains a Board Game, Student Sorting Mat, and 36 word cards! This game is perfect for an ELA student center, partner work, or small group RTI intervention.
*Print on Legal 8.5 x14 paper
This package includes:
1. Game directions
2. Board Game
3. 36 word cards
4. Sorting Mat
This package aligns to the following Grade 1 and Grade 2 Common Core
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
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About the store
Experience
Colleen and Stacy are excited to be joining the world of Teachers Pay Teachers to share their love of literacy. Colleen recently completed her Masters in Reading and is looking forward to being a first-year teacher and Stacy has been teaching for 17 years. She now works as a Reading Specialist in a district outside of Boston, Massachusetts. After years of blog stalking, the two have decided to combine the fresh ideas of a first-year teacher with the knowledge of an experienced Reading Specialist. They are anxiously awaiting, actively creating and just can't wait to share their passion with the TpT world.
Teaching style
Following a continuum of literacy development to create actively engaging learning experiences aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Members of Kappa Delta Pi, International Education Honor Society
Members of Alpha Upsilon Alpha, National Honor Society of the IRA
My own education history
COLLEEN:
BA Early Childhood Education (PreK-2), M.Ed. Reading & Literacy,(K-12), Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts
STACY:
B.S.Ed in Exceptional Education (PreK-12), Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York M.Ed. Literacy & Language (K-12), Framingham State University, Framingham, Massachusetts
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