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It’s not what you think ⤵️ Not all signs of dysle

It’s not what you think ⤵️

Not all signs of dyslexia look like letter reversals.

Sometimes they look like a child who:

🏃🏽‍♂️avoids reading
😢melts down over homework
🤹is the class clown

Many children would rather be the “bad” kid in class than the “dumb” kid.

For my daughter, she told her teacher “I don’t want to do this” and refused to do her work.

My intuition was there was an underlying learning issue because my daughter wasn’t defiant in PE, art, or math. Only reading and writing time.

I researched dyslexia and eventually had her evaluated by a neuropsychologist. Later, I took a graduate level class and learned dyslexia is way different than what most of us think.

🚩There are signs much earlier than second grade. If you want a simple checklist of early signs to watch for, comment EARLY.

My Printables Bot will send you a link to this freebie so you can put it on your fridge. But make sure you’re following and check your hidden messages.

#dyslexiaawareness #learntoread #strugglingreaders

Save this💾 We didn’t learn this in school. No h

Save this💾

We didn’t learn this in school.

No hate to 2nd grade teachers - it’s just that phonics fell out of favor when most millennials were in school.

So we feel a little clueless helping our kids read.

Now first thing - you’re not going to teach your child this all at once.

The point is that YOU as the parent understand so you don’t say things like “just memorize it” or “English doesn’t make sense.”

You definitely need to teach 1, 2, and 4 to your 2nd grader.

The rest you can bring up over time when you read together.

Here are the 8 jobs of silent E:

1️⃣Makes the vowel long.

Ex: make, vine

2️⃣ Prevents words from ending in u and v.

Ex: argue, serve

3️⃣Creates a written vowel in a final stable syllable.

Ex: title, pickle

4️⃣ Makes c and g soft.

Ex: mice, cage

5️⃣ Makes th spell its voiced sound.

Ex: bathe vs. bath, teethe vs. teeth

6️⃣Shows a word is not plural.

Ex: mouse, tease

7️⃣Makes words look longer.

Ex: are, ewe

8️⃣Clarifies meaning.

Ex: or & ore, by & bye, teas & tease

🖨️Want a printable list of these silent e jobs to put on your fridge. Comment SILENT and my Printable Bot will DM you the link.

Make sure you’re following and make sure to check your hidden messages to get the link.

#phonicsforkids #phonicsfun

✨success story ✨ When a coaching client with a st

✨success story ✨

When a coaching client with a struggling third grade student first signed up to work with me, she dreaded practicing reading with her son.

Those 20 minutes of nightly reading…. a battle.😩

You too? I get it…

☘️But lucky for them (and now you too), she started using my phonics games.

We chose an easy skill for him to start with:
💪 he strengthen his weaker skills and
📚 built up to more complex patterns.

By starting where he would be successful. less correction was needed in general. So reading time was positive. 🎉

See when your child is struggling with reading, they’ve already had so many negative messages about their skills.

So they hate it.

🏁The first step is to actually change the reading experience for your child and you.

If it’s a fight, you will be exhausted.🥱

If your child begs play the games and cheerfully participates in reading time, you will feel energized! 🤩

And now it’s your turn to experience this⬇️

Comment the word SAMPLE below and my bot will you a sample of my free phonics games.

Make sure you’re following though so the message comes through.

(and note, children do need books, too! It’s just isn’t the best starting place for a lot of struggling readers)

#learntoread #strugglingreaders #dyslexiaeducation

Here’s the truth🗣️ You can’t teach your child wha

Here’s the truth🗣️

You can’t teach your child what you don’t know.

Whole Language was the predominate method for teaching reading in the United States in 1970-80s. It was rebranded as Balanced Literacy and in 2019, 72% of teachers still reported their districts used it instead of systematic phonics.

These program believed:
🚩 English was too unpredictable (it’s not) 🚩memorizing was better (our brains don’t actually work this way).

👩🏻‍🏫So I’m going to teach you.

I used to be on the phonics struggle bus until my daughter was struggling with reading and spelling in first and second grade.

I got the education to help her, and now I help you, too!

Hi! 👋 l’m Anne, your friendly Instagram reading specialist teaching you what they didn’t probably cover in your school.

If your child is struggling to read:

✅Go back and check out letters A, B, and C on my feed.

✅ Comment LIST for a free pdf with the sounds list in English. Hint: It all starts with hearing the sounds.

#learntoread #strugglingreaders

Not vague advice ⤵️ You went to the parent teache

Not vague advice ⤵️

You went to the parent teacher conference, hoping to get specific advice to catch up your child. You already read most nights.

⏰The reality is most teachers don’t have that kind of time at conferences with so many students to get specific.

But your child has started to notice the other kids can read chapter books, and it’s impacting their self-esteem. And you’re concerned.

🍀They are lucky to have a parent like you in their corner. And you have me!

👋Hi! I am Anne, a former reading intervention teacher now in private practice.

I taught 2nd grade for 8 years, too, and I noticed my daughter’s dyslexia signs when she was a second grader.

💪I want parents of second graders to know exactly what their child needs to be able to do by the end of the year because you are their best advocate.

1️⃣ Fluency

Your child should start 2nd grade reading about 40 words in a minute and end around 80 words.

This isn’t about fast reading.

Fluency increases comprehension - your child’s ability to understand what they are reading.

And this depends on automatically sounding out words like these skills ⬇️

2️⃣Long vowel teams

Your child can read and spell words with these several of these vowel combinations:
ai, ay, ee, ea, igh, ie, ow, oe, oa, ue, ew

Example: Your child can read and spell the words seed, beach, mail, and pay.

3️⃣ Bossy R Words

They are also called R Controlled. Your child can read and spell these letter combinations:

ar, er, ir, or, ur

Some examples are cart, herd, firm, born, and turt.

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Once you know which skills your child is weak on, then you can practice them at home.

If you want a printable list of 16 important 2nd grade reading skills, comment SECOND. My friendly Printables Bot will DM you the link.

But make sure to follow first and check your spam DMs. If it’s not there, you might need to DM me first.

#secondgrade #secondgradereading #strugglingreaders #dyslexiamom

Truth bomb 💣 You can’t teach your child what you

Truth bomb 💣

You can’t teach your child what you don’t know.

I felt the same way when my daughter was struggling with reading and spelling and first and second grade.

So I changed careers to help her, but you don’t have to!

Hi! 👋 I’m Anne, your friendly Instagram reading specialist teaching you what they didn’t cover in your school when you were growing up.

I know you just want somebody to tell you what to do step-by-step.

1️⃣ Go back and check out letters A and B on my feed.

2️⃣ Comment GUIDE for my free 16-page pdf Reading Gains (Minus the Pain).

It outlines 8 steps to take to get your struggling reader from stress to success.

#learntoread #strugglingreaders #dyslexiaawareness

But this part needs to be right⤵️ When your child

But this part needs to be right⤵️

When your child is struggling to read, you’d do anything.

The apps, the workbooks, the library trips…

But it can be much easier than you think.

🏁As long as you start in the right place.

Here’s the step-by-step:

1️⃣ You need a phonics word list, dry erase board and markers.

Comment SIMPLE if you want my word list.

2️⃣ Grab your list of words. Start on something that you think would be simple for your child.

Better too easy than too hard.

3️⃣ Channel your inner teacher and write them in your best handwriting.

4️⃣ Give your child a marker to underline the phonics pattern - y as long e in this video.

5️⃣ Repeat this process most days and go through the sequence of the word lists.

It will feel like ✨magic.

But all your really doing is providing them with brain based reading practice:

✅ structured
✅ explicit (ie clear)
✅ built in review

PLUS - there is something about a whiteboard that makes it feel like a game to children. 🎉

Simple. Fast. Zero prep. And it works.

👉 Want ready-to-use phonics word lists? Comment SIMPLE to grab my Phonics Word List Pages and make reading practice even easier!

#learntoread #secondgrade #secondgradereading #strugglingreaders

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