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Closed syllables are the first syllable type you should teach your students. But, what exactly is a closed syllable, why should you teach closed syllables first, and how can you help your students understand them?

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

You can find the How the Heck to Teach 'Em supplementary resource to go along with this series here: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/shop/phonics-rules-resources/

Short vowels are typically the first vowel sounds that children learn, but why is that? Let's take a look at what short vowels are, some important facts for understanding short vowels, and how the heck to teach this important phonics concept to your students.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

You can find the How the Heck to Teach 'Em supplementary resource to go along with this series here: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/shop/phonics-rules-resources/

Download the other resources featured in this episode here:
Decodable Partner Plays
Fluency Drill Cards

Learn the best order to teach sounds to your students and what makes a strong phonics scope and sequence. In this video, Martha explains step by step the order an ideal phonics curriculum would follow and why.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

For resources to go along with this series, visit the Phonics Rules for Teachers landing page: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/prft/

Decoding and encoding are both important for strong literacy development. Let's explore what it means to decode and encode in English, how each process happens in our brain, what students need to know to decode and encode fluently, and 10 strategies for teaching decoding and encoding.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

For resources to go along with this series, visit the Phonics Rules for Teachers landing page: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/prft/

Download the other resources featured in this episode here:
Decodable Partner Plays
Decodable Fluency Passages
Decodable Readers Set 1
Decodable Readers Set 2

How should we teach the six syllable types? Let's take a look! In this video, we'll explore 5 strategies for teaching the 6 syllable types in your classroom: closed syllables, open syllables, silent e syllables, r controlled syllables, and consonant le syllables.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

For resources to go along with this series, visit the Phonics Rules for Teachers landing page: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/prft/

Download the free syllable chant here: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/free-resources/

Understanding the 6 syllable types is a key piece of strong literacy instruction. In this video, we'll explore the basic characteristics of each of the 6 syllable types of the English language which includes: closed syllables, open syllables, silent e syllables, r controlled syllables, and consonant le syllables.

Learn which are the most common, the order to teach syllable types, and what each syllable type looks like.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

For resources to go along with this series, visit the Phonics Rules for Teachers landing page: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/prft/

In episode 3 of Phonics Rules for Teachers (and How the Heck to Teach 'Em), learn what exactly syllables are and why you need to teach the 6 syllable types in your classroom.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

For resources to go along with this series, visit the Phonics Rules for Teachers landing page: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/prft/

In episode 3 of Phonics Rules for Teachers (and How the Heck to Teach 'Em), learn all about consonants and vowels, why we can't just call AEIOU vowels and call it as day, and specific strategies for how to teach them in your classroom using a science of reading approach.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

In episode 2 of Phonics Rules for Teachers (and How the Heck to Teach 'Em), learn what the difference is between letter names and letter sounds, why students need to understand the difference and the terms, and specific strategies for how to teach them in your classroom using a science of reading approach.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.

If you're an elementary school teacher who is trying to teach phonics in your classroom, but you never actually learned all of those phonics rules in college, you've come to the right place. In the first episode of Phonics Rules For Teaching and How the Heck to Teach 'Em, Martha Moore dives into the topic of phonics.

A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha discusses  the reason behind the push to use a structured literacy and phonics-based approaches. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.

Tune in to hear why there's such a strong push for a more phonics based approach, how phonics rules and knowledge builds a strong foundation in students, and what you can do to get students' parents and guardians on board.

Each week moving forward, Martha will share a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.