The Road to Reading B - Beginning Sounds
Part 2 (Unit 2: Beginning Sounds) of the 12-part 'Road to Reading' foundational reading-intervention program, teaching students to connect letter names to the sounds at the beginning of words.
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Part 2 (Unit 2: Beginning Sounds) of the 12-part 'Road to Reading' foundational reading-intervention program, teaching students to connect letter names to the sounds at the beginning of words.
A teacher's guide of hands-on phonics activities using physical letter tiles to build alphabet recognition, letter sounds, and word-building skills.
A no-prep, 5-day Kindergarten end-of-school-year ELA packet (teacher guide, student worksheets, and answer key as separate files) combining literacy skill review with reflective/celebratory last-week-of-school activities.
A nursery-rhyme literacy kit teaching phonemic awareness, story structure, retelling skills, vocabulary, and sequencing through the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' rhyme.
Provide speech-language and early-literacy support activities (vocabulary, phonemic awareness, comprehension, retell) built around a shared reading of the picture book 'I Need a Hug' by Aaron Blabey, themed around forest animals.
A systematic, sequential 82-lesson hands-on phonics program ("Guided Word Building" by Joan Westley, published by Rainbow Horizons Publishing/Primary Concepts) that teaches phonics patterns and phonemic awareness through building words with letter tiles across 8 skill sections.
Provide a speech-language/early-literacy companion packet to accompany a shared reading of 'Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie' (by Kimberly & James Dean), targeting AAC/core vocabulary use, letter/phonemic awareness, comprehension, and vocabulary for early literacy learners including special education/speech-language populations
Language-literacy book companion packet built around the children's book 'If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, DON'T!' by Elise Parsley, for shared reading, core vocabulary, and early literacy/speech skill-building with emergent or complex communicators.
Provide a no-prep picture book study unit for the story 'Corduroy' (by Don Freeman), supporting reading comprehension, vocabulary, fine motor, and craft activities tied to the book.
An editable week-long lesson plan template themed around Clifford the Big Red Dog, helping preschool teachers plan a week of Clifford-related activities across learning centers.
A comprehensive early-literacy teacher resource/professional guide on building a print-rich classroom environment for preschool through grade 2, covering rationale, environmental checklists, and activity ideas across multiple literacy strands.
A book companion packet for the picture book 'If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, DON'T!' by Elise Parsley, providing shared-reading, language, and early-literacy activities including for AAC/complex-communication-needs learners.
Provide an educator's guide for building an interactive big book about Stegosaurus that reinforces phonics/letter recognition through a clapping activity.
A speech-language/early-literacy book companion for the picture book 'The Pirates Next Door: Starring the Jolley-Rogers' by Jonny Duddle, providing shared-reading, AAC/core-vocabulary, letter, rhyming, and comprehension supports for students with emerging language skills or complex communication needs.
support shared reading, language, and early literacy/speech instruction alongside the book 'Don't Call Me Bear!' (marsupials/koala theme)