The Teach Joyfully Podcast

I could throw a ton of solid research at you, but I won't. Just know this...84% of our words in the English language follow predictable rules. And research done in 1983 confirmed once again that only 24% of our words can be predicted through context.

In case you haven't guessed...today's episode is all about phonics and how it can set your students up for long-term success.

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This type of writing first requires students to:

• understand the procedure for what they are going to write about [a recipe, an experiment, directions...]
• break that procedure down into steps
• get the steps in the right order
• use the right transition words
• and a lot more!

In today's episode, I break teaching "how to" writing down and show you how to help your students enjoy the process.

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Teacher lives are busier than ever before and as we head into the end of the year, things just seem to speed up, don't they?! Overwhelm, exhaustion and just general burnout are rampant. Maybe you're even there right now, friends. If you are, I'm so sorry to hear that. But here's help...

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Phonemic awareness is…the ability to hear, differentiate and flexibly manipulate units of sound in spoken language. That means skills like rhyming, separating sounds, blending sounds, substituting sounds, deleting sounds or adding sounds. I know that sounds a lot like what you teach with phonics, right?! It's not the same thing although phonemic awareness and phonics do work together when we get all the pieces in place.

Today, I'm sharing what I know about phonemic awareness and how it sets students up for reading and writing success.

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Mentors texts are essential tools for well-planned, effective literacy lessons. Bold words, I know! I stand behind them.

From experience, I know you can you use one mentor text in numerous ways over the course of a week. In fact, I can think of 11 ways off the top of my head that include teaching reading skills and strategies, comprehension, multiple writing opportunities, math and even social studies. Listen in to learn more.

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TEACH JOYFULLY PODCAST SHOW NOTES: Episode 34

Let's revisit the topic of student success from the expectations side of the equation. WHAT we teach is definitely a big part of student success but if that's all there was to it, most students across our nations would have already been successful. But as every teacher knows, teaching and student success are not that simple.

There's actually a couple of parts to student success. Part of this is HOW/WHAT you teach, part of it is the EXPECTATIONS that you set with your words and tone in your classroom and the last part is the EXPECTATIONS you set about specific students [even unconsciously] in your head by how you think about and speak about your students outside of class. Today, I'm sharing what I know about the expectations part of the student success equation.

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What better time of year to begin thinking about becoming more joyful is there than Christmastime?

You're probably heard a ton about how gratitude and practicing gratitude regularly can make you a happier person. But I'm not talking about happy. Happy is fleeting and sits on the surface of our lives. Joy is deeper. It's a state of being and a viewpoint for life. Listen in to find out more...

How to set yourself up for success for January and the rest of the year. Get prepped and ready for January, in only a few hours. You'll be glad you did! Don't worry, I've got an organizer to help you get it all done quickly and easily.

Let's talk about how we teach sight words. There are two camps with sight words – teach them and don't. I'm just going to jump right in and tell you – I'm in the teach them camp.

Yes, there are many sight words your students can figure out. But there are just as many students that they can't. Most sight words and their spellings don't make sense to children. So, trying to decode them becomes a minefield.

I've got a simple, effective system for sight word instruction that will be a game changer for you and ALL of your students.

I know self care is the last thing you have time for, but it shouldn't be. It should be in the top 3 on your list. Before work and before caring for someone else.

But, let's start off with the basics of regular self care. I know you'll tell me you don't have time to work out, figure out healthier meals or just take time for yourself. You're spent. Exhausted. There just is not enough time on your day.

I'm here to tell you…that's exactly why you NEED to prioritize your self care. I believe you can't afford to NOT take care of yourself. Don't be the teacher who looks back this time next year and says the same things as this year. I'm exhausted and burnt out. There's not enough time….

All I'm asking you to do is choose one goal for yourself this holiday season to help you come out the other side a better, more joyful you.