

Teaching Language and Literacy with Trains
One of my favorite teaching approaches is incorporating student interests into learning activities. I've had many students who love trains, so I make a lot of train activities. Here are a set of of printable books and reading passages, each with accompanying worksheets for working on reading, literacy, and language skills for students. Both the books and the passages have additional worksheets that go with them. The types of skills taught using these packets include: Sight W


Reading Skills: Digraphs
Digraphs are an important part of early reading instruction, but they can be confusing at times. A digraph is two letters that work together to make one sound , such as sh in ship, ch in chop, or th in thumb. Unlike blends, the individual letter sounds in a digraph cannot be heard separately. For beginning readers, especially students who benefit from explicit, structured instruction, digraphs often need to be taught clearly and systematically. In this post, I’ll share pr

























