SpecificallySpecial
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Severna Park, Maryland, United States
About the store
I've been a special educator in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2011. I split my time between co-teaching with other educators in the inclusive setting, pulling students out for resource special education, consulting with teachers on how to help their students meet their IEP goals, and monitoring my caseload of students across grades Pre-K to 5th grade. My biggest educational belief is that instruction should be designed to meet ALL learners right from the beginning! In 2016, I attended an Orton-Gillingham training and it completely changed my outlook on the scope and sequence of teaching reading! Check out some of my OG products to help support your own OG lessons!
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Dolch Sight Word Tracker, Assessments, and Flash Cards!
Use this Dolch Sight Word Tracker to track the progress of your students! Easy data tracking with multiple date points. Print one per student to track their mastery of sight words OR print per small group as you teach/introduce different sight words. Includes Pre-Primer, Primer, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade level words!
** UPDATED *** : Available in color or black and white versions for easy printing! STUDENT SHEETS and FLASH CARDS for every grade level now included!!
PreK - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.3c
, RF.1.3g
, RF.2.3f
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Hop on Pop Sort
***Updated**** product has been updated to include both center and independent practice use. This is my first crack at a more complex TPT product so feedback is welcomed! Thanks!!
Phonics/Sight Word activity using words from Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss! After reading, students will use words from the story to determine if they are a CVC pattern word or a sight word. There are many other rhyming words in the story but my students are currently working on CVC/Sight Words so I focused on those! Stude
PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Orton-Gillingham 3 Part Drill Visual Poster
OG Poster visual poster for 3 part drill! Help yourself and students remember what to for each step of the three part drill! Visuals to support non-readers. Can be blown up to poster size or used in individual binders.
PreK - 4th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Spelling
Guided Reading Sight Word Tracker
An alternative to Dolch Word Lists! Using the Dolch Word List, this list was created to more closely align with Guided Reading Levels. Not sure which words to choose to use for your early readers? Use this list as a reference with easy assessment, progress monitoring, and independent practice built in!
PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RF.K.3c
, RF.1.3g
, RF.2.3f
R-Controlled Vowel Words, Phrases, and Sentences (Printable & Editable Slides!)
R-Controlled Vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur) Resource! Printable PDF includes one and two syllable words, decodable phrases for each R-Controlled Vowel, and decodable sentences for each R-Controlled Vowel in a no-prep printable PDF! Editable Slides: 85 slides of words, phrases, and sentences for each R-Controlled Vowel! Editable to make any changes you may need. Both of these resources can be used in many ways including: Teacher-Facing: words, phrases, and sentences for dictation, marking, decodi
K - 5th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
CCSS
RF.1.3
, RF.1.3e
, RF.2.3
 +2
Bonus Letter Words, Phrases, and Sentences (Printable & Editable Slides!)
Bonus Letters (ff-ll-ss-zz) Resource!Printable PDF: includes one and two syllable words, decodable phrases for each Bonus Letter, and decodable sentences for each Bonus Letter in a no-prep printable PDF! Editable Slides: 50 slides of words, phrases, and sentences for each Bonus Letter! Editable to make any changes you may need. Both of these resources can be used in many ways including: Teacher-Facing: words, phrases, and sentences for dictation, marking, decoding, or assessmentStudent-Facing: f
K - 3rd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
RF.K.3
, RF.1.3
, RF.2.3
 +1
IEP at a Glance!
A quick reference for all the needs of your students with IEPs! In a fun and easy-to-read setup, anyone from teachers to parents to administrators can use this form to get a quick overview of what a student needs. This product is perfect for anywhere from your lesson plan binder to your data binder to at your fingertips on a daily basis! You'll never have to dig through piles and piles of paperwork to remember which student needs which accommodations again!
PreK - 12th
Informal Reading Conference
Use this informal reading conference to meet with individual students throughout the year to document progress, monitor strengths and weaknesses, and set personalized goals for all your students! This recording sheet covers before, during, and after reading.
1st - 5th
Close Reading, Literature, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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About the store
Experience
I've been a special educator in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2011. I split my time between co-teaching with other educators in the inclusive setting, pulling students out for resource special education, consulting with teachers on how to help their students meet their IEP goals, and monitoring my caseload of students across grades Pre-K to 5th grade. My biggest educational belief is that instruction should be designed to meet ALL learners right from the beginning! In 2016, I attended an Orton-Gillingham training and it completely changed my outlook on the scope and sequence of teaching reading! Check out some of my OG products to help support your own OG lessons!
Teaching style
I structure all my lessons in any subject area using the gradual release model where I slowly lead students towards independence by explicitly modeling my expectations, working as a team, and then finally working independently. I believe that a strong foundation in phonemic awareness and phonics are essential to emergent readers, so I use a range of multi-sensory strategies to engage young readers in my lessons. Overall, my teaching style relies heavily on creating positive relationships with my students and letting them know I'm here to help them make the progress we both know they can.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Literacy Leader Award from Loyola University - 2016
My own education history
I graduated from Towson University with a dual-certificate in Elementary Education and Special Education. I've been a special educator in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2011 and I've recently graduated from the Loyola University with a masters in literacy education and a reading specialist certification.
Additional biographical information
In my time away from teaching you can find me cooking, running, or relaxing on a beach!!
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