The Resource Room

In this episode, I'm summarizing ALL of the special education strategies that were mentioned in previous episodes and discussing how they can help many students in many different ways. So, whether your students are struggling with weaknesses in memory, auditory processing, visual processing, or another perceptual disability, you'll be sure to find a few strategies in this episode to use with your...

Word problems can be so overwhelming for us and for our students. Have you ever sat down and thought about WHY? In this episode, I'm share a few factors that go into solving word problems accurately.

How do low scores in expressive and receptive language impact our students' ability to do math? Well, in this episode, that's exactly what I'll be sharing. What should you be looking for and what can you do to help and accommodate them?

Are you interested in joining in on any of my summer activities? I can't wait to see you! Links Mentioned: Summer Book Study Webinar Wednesday

In this week's episode, I'm sharing how various weaknesses in memory might be causing your students to struggle with math. I also shared strategies for helping students conquer these weaknesses.

This week, I'll be sharing common characteristics that you might see in students with motor and spacial disabilities. I'll also share a few strategies to help students conquer these difficulties.

Visual & Auditory Disabilities are incredibly hard for our students. After all, school is very visual and auditory based. In this episode, I'm sharing 11 characteristics that you might see in your students and a few strategies to help them overcome areas of weakness.

In this episode, I'm sharing two big ideas: how to break up addition math facts and strategies for solving them.

Our kids all have different strengths and weaknesses. They all have different things, so in this episode, I'm sharing my suggested routines that you might consider for your small groups.

We often see our students struggling, but it can be hard to pinpoint WHY! In this episode, I'll be covering seven reasons why your students could be having trouble in math.

You guys had a lot of GREAT questions. In this episode, I'm sharing my answers to the following questions: How do you know where to start? What if groups progress at different levels? How do you progress monitor spelling? How do you decide how much small group time to dedicate to spelling? Why can some kids read words they can't spell and visaversa? Is it better to have students spell easy words 1...

This episode is a little different. I recorded a few of my small groups so that you can listen in on what I'm doing each day to practice spelling. Links Mentioned in this Episode: Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students. Email Address: theprimarygal@gmail.com Email me if you have any questions that you'd like answered in the Q&A episode. :)

I love watching my students develop their spelling skills. It's amazing to watch them go from a high level of support to independence. But, it's a process. In this episode, I'm outlining the various levels of support that your students might need from you. I also stress the importance of communicating that information with other teachers and parents. Links Mentioned in this Episode: Spelling Test...

I once thought that morphemes were for higher level readers and spellers. And boy was I WRONG! We should be teaching our students about morphemes as they begin to spell and decoding CVC Words. In this episode, I highlight various types of morphemes, when and how we use them, and how early we should be teaching them. Links Mentioned in this Episode: Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of...

These two topics are HARD! In this episode, I'll be sharing a few tips for teaching vowel teams so that they aren't intimidating for you or your students. I also share my approach for teaching syllables from early, more simple syllable types to more difficult syllable types for higher spellers. Links Mentioned in this Episode: Phoneme & Grapheme Chart: I've shared this in earlier episodes, but I k...

I use letter tiles to teach my students to blend, segment, and manipulate words. In this episode, I'm sharing what I do each and every day. I also have a few weekly routines that I share in this episode as well. Links Mentioned in this Episode: Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students. Letter Tiles: You can download the letter tiles that I use with...

These two terms are so often used interchangeably. In this episode, I hope to clarify and give examples of each. But most importantly, I hope that I can simplify the approach you have on helping your students spell. For many words for younger students, spelling is a two step process. Links Mentioned in this Episode: Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your s...

In this episode, I'm sharing simple explanations for phonemes and graphemes, as well as potential difficulties that you might see in your students. I also share why GRAPHEMES can be difficult for your students! Links Mentioned in this Episode: Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students. Email Address: theprimarygal@gmail.com Email me if you have any q...

In this episode, I discuss three big topics: Questions to Ask Yourself about Textbook Spelling What Teachers DON'T Know about Spelling Rules Research Based Strategies for Teaching Spelling Links Mentioned in this Episode: Spelling Freebie: You can download five weeks of spelling lists to try with your students. Email Address: theprimarygal@gmail.com Email me if you have any questions that you'd li...

In this pep talk episode, I'll be sharing what you need to know to be a great reading teacher by bringing together all of the things that I've shared with you over the last six episodes. Plus, I'll let you know what will be coming in season TWO!

AFTER reading a passage, we ask our students to do so many difficult things. We need to have a few activities to help our students recall details and process what they've read so they can answer questions about the text. In this episode, I'll share a few things that you can do to help your students answer questions as well as share a few activities that you can do to process all of that informatio...

While reading with your students, you have ONE job! You need to help them monitor their own comprehension. But how do you do that? In this episode, I'll be sharing a few activities that you can do with your students to help them monitor comprehension.

Before you read a passage with your students, you should be helping them build background knowledge and giving them a purpose for reading. In this episode, I'll be sharing a few activities that I do with my students to help give them a purpose and discuss what they already know.

Do you have students who read so fluently but aren't able to comprehend what they've read? They're lacking a few things, and I can't wait to share them with you in this episode.

I've used the words "Reading Skills" and "Reading Strategies" interchangeably. I'm sure you have too. Do you know the difference? In this episode, I'll be sharing the difference between the two and what you need to do to help your students with disabilities become better at understand what they've read.