Matthew Bitner

Understanding that speech sounds can be segmented and blended is necessary to make connections between speech and print. To provide students with a more hands-on, visual, and "tangible" understanding of phonemic awareness, I have created a basic SMARTboard activity that is both teacher and student-friendly. Use this tool to: * Explicitly teach phonemic awareness concept/skills * Differentiate instruction * Engage students in the learning process * Implement phonemic awareness into student led c

This is a center that I use sometimes that students tend to love. You can use this one of two ways.. 1. Teachers types selected skill words on player tokens prior to students using the center, and then students simply read the word before they play their token. or 2. Students choose a color, take turns typing their words on their game pieces, and then simply read the word before they play their token. This is a great way to integrate spelling practice and typing fluency! Either way, the word

FREE! This is a center that I use sometimes that students tend to love. You can use this one of two ways.. 1. Teachers types selected skill words on player tokens prior to students using the center, and then students simply read the word before they play their token. or 2. Students choose a color, take turns typing their words on their game pieces, and then simply read the word before they play their token. This is a great way to integrate spelling practice and typing fluency! Either way,