Students tracking their own growth is a powerful tool in helping students become proficient readers and these handy graphs make it easy! I use these graphs in my reading intervention classroom to help students see their growth and better understand their path to stronger skills. Each one of my students has a tracking form that we use each time we progress monitor. Included in this set is: 2-1stGrade tracking sheets, one tracking nonsense whole words and phoneme segmentation, and one tracking
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English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
In this bundle, you'll receive all 3 sets of vowel team go fish games. Included are long a vowel teams ai and ay, long e vowel teams ee and ea, long o vowel teams oa and ow, and long i vowel team igh. Vowel team Go Fish is a fun and engaging way to practice reading words with vowel teams ea and ee. I use this activity in my intervention classroom all the time and my students LOVE it! This game has kids reading these focus-skill words over and over without any complaint! I teach grades kindergar
I have created these alphabet wall cards for use in my own classroom with reading intervention students. They were created to align with Really Great Reading programs, specifically Countdown, but are great to use with any curriculum! I use them on my wall but also at my small group teaching table. I find students like to see and use these cards rather than just look at them on the wall so I print them in different sizes depending on the purpose. The picture cues are as follows: A: apple/acor
I often use these 1-page alphabet reference charts in my classroom during small-group lessons. I have a copy for each student so they can see the letters right in front of them rather than having to find them on the wall chart. It really helps keep their attention right with you, instead of their eyes roaming the room. I have also used them in the ways listed below. 2 Orientations, letter, and landscape Use for reference in class for students on their desks, small groups, or centers Use as a
Students will love practicing reading words with consonant digraphs with these engaging seek-and-find I spy searches. These searches can be printed in full color or black and white. Answer keys are included. I laminate these searches and create groups of ten or so in a labeled zipper pouch for easy grab-and-go practice. You can also place them in a clear plastic pocket if you don't have easy access to a laminator. These searches are also great for centers, small group work, or one-on-one interve
** Updated with picture cards** Students will love practicing their consonant blends with this engaging memory game. The game can be played with 2-6 students at a time with minimal preparation or planning. Students will read and match words or pictures with consonant blends at either the beginning or the end. The player with the most pairs at the end wins. Included: 16 word pairs on 32 cards, with consonant blends underlined 16 picture cards for a fun variation of the game Instructions for pr
Students will love practicing reading CVC words with these engaging seek-and-find I spy searches. These searches can be printed in full color or black and white. Answer keys are included. I laminate these searches and create groups of ten or so in a labeled zipper pouch for easy grab-and-go practice. You can also place them in a clear plastic pocket if you don't have easy access to a laminator. These searches are also great for centers, small group work, or one-on-one intervention lessons. Incl
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English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Vowel team Go Fish is a fun and engaging way to practice reading words with vowel teams ea and ee. I use this activity in my intervention classroom all the time and my students LOVE it! This game has kids reading these focus-skill words over and over without any complaint! I teach grades kindergarten through 4th grade so I have created this game with 3 complexity levels for a wide range of readers. Level 1: 30 card sets Uses simple CVVC, CVV words Level 2: 30 card sets Uses CCVVC or CCVV words,
5 FULL Short Vowel Card sets! CVC (consonant vowel consonant) Go Fish is a fun and engaging way to practice reading words with the CVC (closed syllable, short vowel sound) pattern. I use this activity in my K-4th grade intervention classroom all the time and my students LOVE it! This game has kids reading these focus-skill words over and over without any complaint! Short a: 21 card sets Short e: 21 card sets Short i: 21 card sets Short o: 21 card sets Short u: 21 card sets
CVC read-and-match sheets are a great practice activity that can be used in many different settings, small groups, centers, independent practice, and many more. Students will love reading these CVC phrases and searching for the matching picture. I print these sheets and laminate them for repeated use with my students. Students use a dry-erase marker to connect the phrases and pictures and then erase their work upon completion. Each sheet has 6 phrases to read and match, with a limited number
Boost phonemic awareness with this engaging Elkonin Box Learning Activity, designed to help young learners master sound segmentation! This hands-on resource includes 2, 3, 4, and 5 sound boxes, allowing students to break words into individual phonemes, strengthening their decoding and spelling skills. Perfect for small group instruction, literacy centers, or one-on-one practice, these boxes provide a multisensory approach to early reading development. Ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and ea
Continuous blending board set These blending boards are designed to help students learn to continuously blend or smoothly blend words so they are better able to connect the sounds in words to decode and hear the whole word. Students will use a car to keep their voices on (like the engine in a car stays on while driving) as they blend the sounds in words. I have found that this strategy works best for students struggling to blend in my reading intervention classroom and have created these fun ma
Vowel team Go Fish is a fun and engaging way to practice reading words with vowel teams ow, oa, and igh. I use this activity in my intervention classroom all the time and my students LOVE it! This game has kids reading these focus-skill words over and over without any complaint! I teach grades kindergarten through 4th grade so I have created this game with 3 complexity levels for a wide range of readers. Use the the long o and i vowel team cards separately or combine them, I've done both! If I'
ALSO included for FREE is a Same First Sound Sort activity! *These phonemic awareness activities help students build their skills by isolating the first sounds in words and listening for the matching sounds. *These activites can be used in small teacher-led groups, learning centers, or as independent practice. I use these activities in small teacher-led groups with mostly kindergarten or 1st-grade reading intervention students. Activity 1 First Sound Match *Each student will get a student sheet
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This activity helps students build their skills by isolating the first sounds in words and then matching the picture to the spelling of the first sound in that picture. *This activity can be used in small teacher-led groups, learning centers, or as independent practice. I use this activity in small teacher-led groups with mostly kindergarten or 1st-grade reading intervention students. *You'll set up as many trays as you wish to use, 1-8. I usually use 4 at once. Place the brownies in the middl
*This phonemic awareness activity helps students build their skills by isolating the first sounds in words and listening for the matching first sound. *This activity can be used in small teacher-led groups, learning centers, or as independent practice. I use this activity in small teacher-led groups with mostly kindergarten or 1st-grade reading intervention students. *Each student will get a student sheet and counting discs. Next, students are instructed to isolate and say the first sound of eac
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*This phonemic awareness activity helps students build their skills by isolating the first sounds in words and listening for the matching sounds. *This activity can be used in small teacher-led groups, learning centers, or as independent practice. I use this activity in small teacher-led groups with mostly kindergarten or 1st-grade reading intervention students. *Each student will get a student sheet, and then students are instructed to isolate and say the first sound of the picture on the left.
Students will love practicing reading r-controlled /ar/ /or/-spelled 'ar' and 'or' words with these engaging seek-and-find I spy searches. These searches can be printed in full color or black and white. Answer keys are included. I laminate these searches and create groups of ten or so in a labeled zipper pouch for easy grab-and-go practice. You can also place them in a clear plastic pocket if you don't have easy access to a laminator. These searches are also great for centers, small group work,
CVC read-and-match sheets are a great practice activity that can be used in many different settings, small groups, centers, independent practice, and many more. Students will love reading these CVC phrases and searching for the matching picture. I print these sheets and laminate them for repeated use with my students. Students use a dry-erase marker to connect the phrases and pictures and then erase their work upon completion. This free set has 6 phrases to read and match, with a limited number
r-Controlled Go Fish is a fun and engaging way to practice reading words with the r-controlled sound /ar/ spelled as 'ar'. I use this activity in my intervention classroom all the time and my students LOVE it! This game has kids reading these focus-skill words over and over without any complaint! I teach grades kindergarten through 4th grade so I have created this game with 3 complexity levels for a wide range of readers. If I'm working with a smaller group of students or we have limited time I
Reading Specialist/ Reading Intervention Teacher - 8 years
2nd/3rd Grade Teacher - 6 years
Barton Reading and Spelling Trained
Orton Gillingham -IMSE Trained
Dyslexia Specialist
Teaching style
My teaching style is systematic, direct, and explicit. I mainly teach small reading intervention groups in kindergarten through 4th grade with a team of paraprofessionals.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Employee Excellence Award 2018
School-appointed "data queen"
My own education history
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Additional biographical information
I am a reading specialist and intervention teacher in Washington State. I have 13 years of experience and am excited to share my thoughtfully created products. I am trained in and use several different programs in my classroom but I have always found myself needing more practice materials to provide adequate time and practice with each skill. Over the years I have found myself making these materials to work with various programs
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