Phonemic Awareness - Tammys Teaching Tools https://tammysteachingtools.com Tammy's Teaching Tools to Make Learning Fun Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:42:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://tammysteachingtools.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-Tammy-Toolbox-Favicon-3-32x32.png Phonemic Awareness - Tammys Teaching Tools https://tammysteachingtools.com 32 32 How to Teach Phonemic Awareness: Top Activities & Strategies for K-3 Teachers https://tammysteachingtools.com/how-to-teach-phonemic-awareness-activities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-teach-phonemic-awareness-activities Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:42:07 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=7148 Fun & Effective Phonemic Awareness Activities for Young Learners Did you know phonemic awareness is one of the most significant predictors of future reading success? It’s the secret ingredient that helps young children break the code of written language! Simply put, phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and play with individual sounds (phonemes) in words—a must-have skill for budding readers. This post will explore engaging, hands-on strategies for building phonemic awareness in K-3 […]

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]]> The Science of Reading: Demystifying How Kids Learn to Read? https://tammysteachingtools.com/the-science-of-reading-kids-learn-to-read/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-science-of-reading-kids-learn-to-read Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:06:29 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=6851 The Science of Reading: Demystifying How Kids Learn to Read! Imagine your child confidently reading their favorite book, the words flowing effortlessly from their lips. This dream can become a reality with the science of reading, a research-backed approach that sheds light on how young minds decode and comprehend written language. For parents and teachers of K-3 students, navigating the world of literacy instruction can feel overwhelming. But fear not! This blog empowers you with […]

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]]> Teaching Glued Sounds – Awesome Activities You Need https://tammysteachingtools.com/teaching-glued-sounds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teaching-glued-sounds Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:40:29 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=6594 Engaging Activities for Teaching Glued Sounds Have you ever asked what is a glued sound? Do you feel stuck when teaching glued sounds?  (Pun intended) Teaching glued sounds (also known as welded sounds) can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be! With the right tools and techniques, your students will be mastering those tricky sounds in no time.  Read on to learn about welded or glued sound words, examples, and innovative ways to teach […]

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]]> The Science of Reading: 5 Ways to Help Struggling Readers https://tammysteachingtools.com/the-science-of-reading-5-ways-to_help/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-science-of-reading-5-ways-to_help Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:26:18 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=5800 The Science of Reading: 5 Ways to Help Struggling Readers Do you remember the first time you read a book all by yourself? It was probably a pretty big accomplishment! You may not have realized it at the time, but your brain was working hard to make sense of all those words on the page. In fact, reading is one of the most complex activities that our brains do. But for struggling students, reading can […]

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]]> The Silent E Rule – How to Teach it to Struggling Readers https://tammysteachingtools.com/the-silent-e-rule-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-silent-e-rule-strategy Tue, 24 May 2022 00:44:58 +0000 https://tammysteachingtools.com/?p=5534 The Silent E Rule – How to Teach it to Struggling Readers Ready for a fun fact? The letter e is the most common letter in the English language! It appears in about 20% of all words. But what does the letter e do? What jobs does it have? Let’s take a look! The letter e has a lot of jobs? It’s true! For example, it can be a vowel or a consonant. It can […]

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