Decodable Texts vs. Leveled Readers
Advocating for Structured Literacy
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Meet the Host
Marjorie Bottari is an experienced teacher, reading specialist, reading coach, and elementary administrator. She has had the opportunity to work with a variety of grade levels, ranging from Pre-K-8. Marjorie has earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Elmhurst College, a master’s degree as a reading specialist from DePaul University, and a master’s in educational leadership and administration from Benedictine University. Marjorie had an opportunity to work with and learn from Dr. Michael Heggerty, who served as her mentor when receiving her administrative degree. Marjorie joined Heggerty in 2018 and co-authored Bridge the Gap and the Early Pre-Kindergarten curriculum.
INTRODUCING
Explicit phonemic awareness and phonics instruction come together in our new K-2 foundational skills curriculum!
Resources
15 Essential Resources for Elementary Writing Instruction
Authored by Janine Henley, this blog post offers 15 essential…
Read MoreWant or Need – Heggerty Library Lesson Plan (Grade 2, Series 1)
Heggerty’s “Want or Need?” Lesson Plan focuses on CVCe phonics patterns, teaching students how vowel sounds change when a silent ‘e’ is added. Through exercises like modifying “like” to “lick” and “mat” to “mate,” students learn to adjust vowel sounds, enhancing their reading fluency and spelling skills. This approach helps them understand the impact of vowel sounds on word meaning and pronunciation.
Read MoreThe Young Detective – Heggerty Library Lesson Plan (Grade 2, Series 1)
Heggerty’s “The Young Detective” Lesson Plan helps students master complex vowel sounds, focusing on the “oo” pattern with sounds like /o͞o/ and /o͝o/. The lesson teaches students to recognize and adjust these sounds through interactive reading activities. By practicing underlining vowels and flexing vowel sounds when necessary, students enhance their phonemic awareness and decoding skills, improving their overall reading fluency and comprehension.
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