Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.May 193 minIf You Do ONE Thing This Summer, Do ThisIt's super simple, but it's discouraging how many parents actually follow through with it.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.May 73 minDefeat the Summer Slide!Consider the similarities between reading and math skills to exercise. What happens when you stop for a considerable amount of time? Those g
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.May 22 minList of Sight Word Practice & Word Play Resources This post is simply a list of places that offer opportunities for young readers to practice their sight words in a fun way and see the words
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.May 13 minStruggling Reader Sight Word InstructionHow a teacher approaches reading instruction needs to look different for early elementary-aged students versus junior high students.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Apr 242 minEarly Reader High-Frequency Word InstructionOnce little readers have an understanding of letters and their sounds, where they are able to identify consonant-vowel-consonant words, I
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Apr 205 minHow to Become Your Child's Greatest Educational Asset (Part 1 of 4)As parents, we are ALL in a unique position to offer our students the very best education possible. Parents are primarily responsible for
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Apr 172 min3 Reasons Why I Stopped Using Flashcards for Word Identification InstructionMy job as a teacher who specializes in literacy is to provide learning opportunities that inspire a reader to enjoy the process of thinking
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Apr 162 minWhy are sight words important?It is important to know words by sight because readers are able to spend less time on automatic word recognition and more time on understand
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Apr 152 minSight Words vs. High-Frequency WordsSight words are the words that a reader should identify by sight. High-Frequency words are the words that appear most often in literature.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Mar 314 minQualities of a Quality Reading Teacher or TutorQualities of a quality reading teacher or tutor.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Mar 303 minA Literacy-Based Approach to SpellingImplementing best research-based practices into spelling instruction every day of the week.
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Mar 262 minThe Relationship Between Reading, Writing, and SpellingI can speak to Rebecca Treiman's statement in her book, Beginning to Spell, If learning to spell were a natural by-product of learning to...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Mar 242 minFREE Elementary Literacy Resource One of my clients shared Cincinnati Zoo's Home Safari daily Facebook LIVE event with me. My children LOVE it. Due to the fact that I'm al...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Mar 122 minHow to Incorporate Vocabulary Instruction into Daily Reading TimeDuring the month of February, we read about President Lincoln. It was his birthday month and Presidents Day month, so I pulled out our Wh...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Feb 222 minBe a "Word Collector"When I created a grammar unit to establish a solid grammar foundation for my little grammarian, I included a section in the student workb...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Feb 154 minDo These 5 Things NOW to Boost Vocabulary InstructionThink about how you learn a new word and apply those same principles to your instruction. That is one way I think about instruction, the ...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Feb 12 minComprehension Toolbox (For Teachers and Readers)Readers need a toolbox full of tools for them to use to enable them to understand whatever they read (assigned or not) to the best of the...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Jan 213 minMonitoring ComprehensionAn important aspect to teach readers is how to self-monitor their misunderstandings. Good readers have a few fix-it strategies in their t...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Jan 73 minModeling ComprehensionSeasoned, independent readers automatically process text by predicting, asking questions, connecting, visualizing, fixing mistakes, makin...
Rebecca Lowery, M.Ed.Nov 20, 20193 min3 Research-Based Fluency Strategies to Implement NowDo you have students in your class or homeschool room that lack expression, ignore punctuation, read so quickly (or slowly) that they're ...