3 Mistakes Teachers Make when Teaching Phonics // ideas for teaching phonics in K-2 classrooms 

I'm on my school's phonics team and we have worked this past year on writing explicit phonics lessons. As I worked on these throughout last year, we got into a routine on each lesson. Each new skill took us about three days to move through our introduction. We reviewed each day with sound cards and concept decks. Through the 3 days, we introduce a new sound, practice decoding single words and nonsense words, practice reading in decodable sentences, write words with new sounds, write sentences, and finish with the introduction of heart words (nonphonetic and other words with spelling patterns and rules we haven't introduced yet). I went through OG training and one of our reading teachers is an OG tutor so our lessons were built to be similar to an OG lesson. Right now, we are going through LETRS training. The hope is that we might gain more insight into how we might tweak our lessons from what we are learning. Your reminders are great!

I work with ESL students and hearing more about how to do the word sort would be great.

I could cry; I’m so excited to share the decodable comprehension passages with my daughter. You are so gifted.

Would love word sort ideas! Especially aligned with the science of reading

Hi Susan, love your videos. I am a teacher and use your videos in my class . Thank you so much.

Thank you! That was a reassuring video for me. I can stop doubting myself about this subject! 😁

Definitely a word sort is a great idea!💡

That resource is the BEST! My students' confidence is growing!

Hi Susan, love your videos. I am huge fan from India. I have a 2 year old daughter to whom i wanted to introduce your teaching concepts , but don’t know where to start? Can you do a session on how to start teaching a 2 year old at home.Thanks.

Hello Susan, I'd LOVE it if you would share your thoughts on how to use word sorts. I think it would be a great video! As always thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us. Veteran first grade teacher from CA, Mia

Word sort activities and ideas would be great!

Another great, informative video. thank you. Word sort videos would be appreciated.

Yes, please do the word sots! That would be great!

Hi Susan I'm new to homeschooling , I found your channel and love the content you share. I have a 8 year old that struggles with reading(she knows letter sounds) and doesn't know how to spell at all. Any ideas on where to start help her to thrive? Any ideas and suggestions are very needed and helpful.

These are great reminders. Where can I find the links to the resources you mentioned in the video?

Thank's for give me a great ideas!! You make everything seen easy.

I would love to see more on word sort.

Thank you so much. I look forward to seeing every video you share. So much learning. It would be wonderful if you could make a video on word sorts.

Yes word sorts! Love your videos! Thank you! :)

Thank you Ms. Jones. So grateful for your tips. How should phonics be taught to kids whose second language is English and first language is a native dialect? Will appreciate your response.

Great information! I teach 2nd grade and have a few students who do not know their letters and/or sounds. Do you have any resources you could share that would target their needs. I am interested in your Decodable Intervetions...will take a closer look in TPT. Thanks!!

Definitely like to see ideas on word sorts.

Loved the video ! Thank you

Great teacher

Nice one there it makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

Word sorts!!

Yes, would love to have something on Word Sorts

All that you are sharing are embedded in AAR ( All About Reading program) please review this fantastic reading program!! Please introduce to your audience!!!

Word activities for sure

So helpful with ESL students

Word sorts please!!! How would support students that struggle with spelling the incorrect middle vowels?

Thanks but can you help me with word sought you talk about

Hi Susan hope this is not a silly question but you talk a lot about scope & sequence Can you give me some more information about what that is.

I would like to see a word sort video

On one of your videos you mentioned the first set of sight words you should start in kindergarten. I lost the list. Can you send it to me?

Yes word sorts

Word sorts :)

Where is the link?

Phonics can quickly become boring for students so using a variety of creative and contextual activities is a good idea.

Why does your voice nflection go up at the end of the sentence? It's really annoying. Why not just teach synthetic phonics? Use "Reading with Phonics" by Julie Hay and Charles Wingo. Sometimes the older teaching materials work the best!