Play-doh letter work bridges fine motor skills with early literacy, making abstract symbols concrete, memorable, and fun. It’s especially effective in Kindergarten because it respects the developmental need for tactile, playful learning. #FESTigers #FESReads

There are so many benefits for our learners:
- Fine motor strengthening
- Tactile awareness
- Letter recognition
- Sound-symbol connection and more!
#FESTigers #FESReads

Play-doh letter making

More multi-sensory learning during the literacy block. Today, some of our kindergarten students are creating letter shapes out of Play-doh. #FESTigers #FESReads #reading #scienceofreading

Student making words with magnetic letters

First graders are using magnetic boards and letters to build words. Magnetic letters turn phonics into a tactile, interactive puzzle, helping students internalize sound-symbol relationships more deeply than with listening or writing alone. #FESTigers #FESReads #reading #SOR

Eight Ways to Help Kids Read Complex Text | Shanahan on Literacy This blog entry provides advice on how to teach reading comprehension using grade level text instead of instructional level text. It provides 8 useful approaches.

This is an excellent post by Timothy Shanahan about supporting struggling readers, and would be especially valuable for teachers at upper grade levels trying to help students get to #readingcomprehension! #FESTigers #FESReads #reading #edusky #bfc530

The goal is not to simply get kids to answer questions. The goal is to prompt them to discuss the questions, ask their own questions, and have discussions at higher levels of thinking. #FESTigers #FESReads #edusky

Teaching #reading comprehension doesn't happen through assessing at the end of reading. It happens through building pathways to comprehension through meaningful questions throughout the reading of a text. #FESTigers #FESReads #edusky