Methods Matter
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Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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I am an Ontario elementary educator with over two decades of classroom experience dedicated to refining instructional practices that support student learning. My work focuses on explicit, evidence-based methods in both literacy and mathematics, with a focus on using precise instruction to meet students where they are and accelerate their growth. All resources in this store are teacher-tested in the classroom and built to support real teachers with clear routines, strong foundations, and meaningful learning.
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Continuous Blending Practice Cards
Build strong continuous blending skills with this explicit, teacher-guided CV and CCV reading routine. This resource uses a train track visual to support smooth sound blending and strategically covers the final letter to prevent students from misapplying long vowel patterns too early. Designed for structured phonics instruction, the routine follows a gradual release approach and transitions to letter tile work once students can blend smoothly and accurately.
K - 3rd
Reading, Science of Reading
Simple Sentence with a Series Writing: Sentence Combining
Help students move beyond repetitive simple sentences with this explicit, scaffolded sentence combining resource. This lesson sequence teaches students how to combine sentences with the same subject into a single, clear sentence using commas and and. Built on research-aligned instructional practices, this resource follows a gradual release model (modelled → guided → independent) with strong visual supports to help students notice patterns, reduce redundancy, and build more fluent writing. This
2nd - 4th
Grammar, Science of Reading, Writing
Keep a Close Eye on Comprehension - 10 Hot Spots: Read Aloud/Think Aloud
Using a structured read-aloud and think-aloud routine, teachers guide students to notice and name common places in texts where meaning often breaks down — the 10 “hot spots.” Through repeated, explicit modelling, students learn to: Notice when meaning stops making sense Recognize predictable comprehension trouble spots Pause and apply fix-up thinking Build metacognitive awareness while reading The visual cards provide a concrete scaffold that reduces cognitive load so students can focus o
1st - 6th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading
Five Frame Model: Hospital Nursery Quick Images
Using Quick Images After the Hospital Nursery ContextOnce students have built meaning for the five-frame through the hospital nursery context (five babies, five bassinets), quick images are used to strengthen students’ ability to recognize quantities efficiently and flexibly. Because the structure of “five fits” has already been established in a meaningful context, students are now prepared to work with more abstract representations. During quick image routines, briefly flash five-frame images a
K - 1st
Arithmetic, Mental Math, Numbers
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I am an Ontario elementary educator with over two decades of classroom experience dedicated to refining instructional practices that support student learning. My work focuses on explicit, evidence-based methods in both literacy and mathematics, with a focus on using precise instruction to meet students where they are and accelerate their growth. All resources in this store are teacher-tested in the classroom and built to support real teachers with clear routines, strong foundations, and meaningful learning.
My own education history
Qualifications:
Master of Education, University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Education, University of Ottawa
Additional Qualifications in Literacy and Mathematics (Ontario)
Over two decades of elementary classroom experience
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