In this Reading with Teachers video, join Brenda as she takes a look at wordless picture books and explains how important they are for developing early literacy skills, like comprehension, vocabulary, and listening.
Writing expert William Van Cleave explains that children need direct and explicit handwriting instruction in order to link letter names, the way letters look, and their sounds.
Ms. Farrell gives Autumn explicit practice with onset and rime — a core phonological awareness skill that helps kids recognize and blend sound chunks within syllables.