Teaching Tools to Reach Struggling Readers

Hi, I’m Tammy and I’m so glad you’re here.  This is the place to discover fun, time-saving  teaching activities and tips for struggling readers based on the science of reading.  Find  multisensory reading printables,  digital task cards, crafts, educational games, and freebies.  You can get the tools that I’ve used for over 20 years to move readers from struggling to successful.

Together, we can help growing readers shine!

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Children's Books to Help Teach Social-Emotional Growth

Dusty and Danny Tackle Dyslexia

by Tammy Fortune, Illustrated by Pieter Els
Dusty the Dog reading a book on dyslexia awareness

Join Dusty and Danny on a humorous adventure as they learn to train their brains, understand dyslexia, and tackle their learning challenges. This book will help your students develop a positive mindset toward learning while also encouraging kindness.

Find out more abut how Dusty can help your students and get teaching resources at www.DustytheDog.com

Dusty’s
Big Oops

by Tammy Fortune, Illustrated by Pieter Els and Nika Pieterse

social emotional book for kids

Dusty is looking forward to his big day at school with Danny, but it didn’t turn out quite like he had hoped. Dusty’s tail-wagging mishap leads to a series of crazy classroom happenings. Oops!  This book will help kids learn that mistakes are ok and mistakes are a chance to learn and grow.

Alpacas Don’t Get Angry

By Tammy Fortune, Illustrated by Joanna Jarc Robinson

Apollo the alpaca loved to run and play! Until Lucy Llama caused some drama one day. Apollo felt SO angry! His anger grew and grew! Then the farmer helped him out – YOU can learn his trick, too!  This fun rhyming story will help kids learn practical ways to manage strong emotions, like anger.  Find out more about how you can use this book with your students at Apollo the alpaca’s page.

Dusty and Friends Activity Book

By Tammy Fortune, Illustrated by Pieter Els and Nika Pieterse

Fans of the rollicking picture book Dusty’s Big Oops! will be delighted to revisit the book’s friendly characters in this 63-page activity and coloring book designed to promote themes of friendship and social skills through fun and informative coloring pages and activities.

Also available as a digital download.

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Boom Digital Task Cards

What are they?

No, they are not exploding cards, but they are dynamite!  Boom Cards are digital, self- grading task cards that are gamified for students.  They are like mini educational apps, developed by teachers, that can be played on any device with a modern browser and internet connection.

Why use them?

They are interactive, paperless, no-prep, super fun, and can go anywhere.  As a bonus, teachers get data on mastery.   A win for teachers, parents, and students.  Read more to find out more about these explosive digital learning resources.

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Boom Cards are available at Tammy’s Toolbox on Boom Learning and at Tammy’s Toolbox on Teachers Pay Teachers.  See my digital resources that are sure to engage and motivate. Try a free preview to see how they work.

Testimonials

Valentine’s Day Corner Bookmarks

These are adorable! And, I have to share… this seller is amazing! I emailed her a question (asking for her to add something to the file) and she responded right away AND added what I asked for in less than 24 hours!! And, it’s still free! I wish all people/companies had this level of customer service. Thanks for everything! – Emily M. – TPT Customer

Letter Reversal Resource Binder

This resource is a godsend for all first-grade teachers (and students), and probably most other grades as well. I always have several students who reverse b & d, and these activities help those students. Highly recommend this!!!  Sophie F. – Teacher 1st grade

Super Syllable Division Rules Connect Game

The connect four games are perfect for my competitive tutoring student! He has so much fun playing against me that he forgets that he is actually practising reading skills! The book and bookmark was great for reviewing the syllable types. – Liana J. – Tutor

Spelling Rules Bundle

This is excellent for repeated practice. I turned some of the sorting and matching activities in to file folder games for the students and following up with the digital component it a huge bonus for kids! Natasha K – Teacher, Special Education

Sound Wall

This is a game-changer for helping my low performing students understand sounds and how they make words – Owls of Knowledge – Teacher – 3rd Grade, Special Education

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Best Sellers from Tammy's Toolbox

spelling rules teaching resources

If you’re looking for a fun and effective way to improve  spelling skills, look no further than the Spelling Rules Bundle. This comprehensive package includes 20 sets of multi-sensory activities, games, interactive notebooks, and digital task cards covering 11 different spelling rules.

Letter Reversal
Activities

The Reverse It Resource Binder includes over 60 visual discrimination activities for the letters b,d,p,q, and g to help beginning readers and students with dyslexia who often reverse or confuse letters.

Guide to Classroom Decor

See Best Selling Classroom Decor

Is your classroom ready for back-to-school success? This free Guide to Classroom Decor and Classroom Organization will help you get it all setup! From checklists for decor and supplies, to tips on classroom set-up and how to use your space effectively, this guide has everything you need.  Plus, It has a catalog of classroom decor themes and resources.

Syllable Stories

Syllable Stories is a series of 6 short stories that introduce kids to the six syllable types in a fun, engaging and memorable way. Each story features one of the syllable types, and follows the adventures of the characters as they learn about and ultimately master that particular type.

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Syllable Division Connect Game and Resource Book

Two resources that teach syllable division rules and decoding multisyllable words plus a free syllable division bookmark.

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Crazy Words Phonics Card Games

If you’re looking for a fun and unique way to practice phonics, Crazy Word Phonics Games is the perfect solution! These card games use nonsense words to provide practice with syllable division rules, syllable types, and decoding skills.

Decodable Welded and Glued Sound Word Family Puzzles

Are you looking for the perfect welded (glued) sound decodable word family puzzles to complement your decodable text passages? Give your students plenty of practice decoding words using these no-prep printable word search, word ladders, crack the codes, build a word puzzles, and crosswords.

Personal Sound Wall Folder and Workbook Aligned with the Science of Reading

Personal sound wall folders and worksheets are your answer to a space-saving and effective way to align your instruction with the science of reading! It’s full of mouth pictures, visuals, keywords, and more to keep learning sounds engaging and meaningful. Plus, students get a personal workbook to record words for reference

Color by Code Phonics Seasonal Coloring Pages Bundle

This bundle of summer, fall, winter, spring, and back-to-school coloring pages and color-by-sound phonics worksheets give you ready-to-go, no-prep activities to keep your students learning all year.

Decodable Poems
Bundle

This bundle of summer, fall, winter, spring, and back-to-school coloring pages and color-by-sound phonics worksheets give you ready-to-go, no-prep activities to keep your students learning all year.

Spelling Rules
Bundle

Here are some fun Google Slides and PowerPoint activities to practice these tricky spelling rules, 1-1-1 doubling, changing y to i, and drop the e when adding a suffix. These 4 digital games have questions on suffix spelling rules while students collect island treasure to win the game.

Vowel Teams
Bundle

Make your long vowel team phonics word work and spelling engaging and multisensory with these worksheets, posters, games, and digital activities. Here is a comprehensive bundle of resources to teach vowel teams.

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