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A few months ago, this student was unable to sound out words. He was completely reliant on a word bank to communicate through writing anything other than basic sight words he had memorized. But not now! We’ve been working on segmenting phonemes in words, and it has made a world of difference for him and his ability to write! 

It really is the little things that make teaching fun, isn’t it?

On the podcast this week, we are keeping on with the phonemic awareness series, and you guessed it, we are talking about segmenting phonemes. This skill is super helpful in a lot of ways, and I'm excited to share some ideas to teach it today! 

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Two years ago, I sat in an MTSS meeting with a wonderful kindergarten teacher who was working her tail off to teach her students how to read. Her class overall was pretty low coming into kindergarten, and a small group of these students, even after months of work, just could not seem to blend the letter sounds to make words. This poor teacher was in tears trying to figure out what else to do.

Have you ever had students who just seemed to struggle forever on a seemingly basic phonics skill? I know that I have. It seems like you’re beating your head against the wall every time that group of students comes around.

But, what if we are looking at the wrong skill? 

Do your students have difficulty blending sounds in words? We know that a lot of students struggle with phonemic awareness, but what do we do about this? This week on the Reaching Struggling Learners Podcast, we are going to talk about blending sounds to form words, and how this skill impacts reading in a big way!

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Do you think of phonemic awareness as baby skills? Or skills that are too easy for your students, who REALLY need to focus on real reading skills like phonics? 

So many schools put their main focus on phonics and completely ignore phonemic awareness skills...but what if I told you that these skills really DO make a big impact on student learning? What if I told you a shocking number of students come in to schools without strong phonemic awareness skills and it impacts their entire educational career??? 

Today, on the Reaching Struggling Learners Podcast, we are talking about what phonemic awareness is and why we need to dig deep into student skill deficits and often times that means starting right here. 

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There are so many students struggling in schools now. According to the NAEP only about 40% of students are reading on grade level in 4th or 8th grade. That means that students are overwhelmingly working below where they should be, which impacts their success both in school and after.

Today we are going to talk about why it is so important that we drill down to the most basic skill deficit and start there for remediation. 

Also, make sure you tune in for the next several weeks while we work on a series to help us all get those basics down pat for students who need us the most!

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All students learn differently….every teacher knows this...even if sometimes teachers struggle to figure out how to account for all of these differences in the classroom on a daily basis.

Today, let’s talk about some ways that we can account for learning differences in the classroom, and help all of our students succeed. I'm going to share some stories, and some ideas to make your classroom a more enjoyable one. 

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Trauma is a very real issue in classrooms today. It affects behavior management, classroom community, and the academics of students experiencing trauma. While teachers are NOT qualified (nor do they have the time) to provide the counseling supports that students need, there are some simple, yet effective things that we can do in the classroom to support our students.

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We all know that building strong relationships with our students is an important part of helping them progress throughout the school year, but sometimes that understanding gets lost in the piles of papers on our desks, or the massive pressure to make academic gains….

Today, let’s talk about some strategies you can use today to start building relationships in your classroom….which won’t take away from all the academics you have to focus on to get through this year….

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How many times have we worked with a student and wondered if the program or intervention was what was finally going to work for a student?

There are so many programs for so many different learning differences out there. Every single one says that they have the answer to learning difficulties, and know what to do to get students back on track in record time. Teachers hear these claims from interventionists, principals, trainers, even commercials. It all sounds too good to be true, and honestly, most of the time it is…. This whole system is incredibly frustrating for teachers who just want their students to learn. 

Today we are going to talk about the one thing that makes the most amount of impact on whether students progress or not...and what we can do to make sure we have that when we work with students.

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Social emotional learning is a big deal right now, and will continue to be an issue for teachers and schools for a long time….so what are some ways that we can support the social emotional learning of our students, while keeping up with grade level standards?

Today, let’s talk about how social emotional learning can be an integral part of the day in the general and special education classrooms. 

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If you are a special education teacher, or for that matter, an interventionist, you know how much work it is to keep track of all of the information including goals, benchmarks, important dates, paperwork, and progress monitoring for your caseload. But what if there was an easier way to keep it all organized and under control?

Today we are going to talk about setting up your caseload management system so that you can keep track of all the things and get back to teaching!

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