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Learning about Articulation
“The favored explanation is that teaching beginners to monitor mouth positions served to activate the articulatory features of phonemes in words as students practiced reading
Start with “Hatchet” and See What Happens!
One way to explore words using “Structured Word Inquiry” is to ask students to brainstorm possible relatives of a word to be investigated. For example,
Structured Word Inquiry: Using Images to Inspire Investigations
As a huge fan of Ron Ritchart’s “Making Thinking Visible” critical thinking framework, I was wondering if there was a way to use images to
Who knew “transition”, “sedition” and “ambition” were related?
I started to write a blog post about all the ways that Structured Word Inquiry (Bowers & Kirby, 2010) supported orthographic mapping but I was
Why is “nation” pronounced differently than “national”?
One of the guiding principles of our English orthography system is that spelling remain consistent while pronunciations may shift across word families. So, when my
SWI Inquiry: Spelling “Hear” vs “Heard”
My friend, Q., had a question, “Why is “heard” spelled that way?” Hmm. I don’t know why! What an interesting question, Q. !!! What we
Hi, I’m Mona! Previously a Reading Specialist for 25 years at public schools in the Bronx and Valhalla, I am now writing and in private practice. This blog is a place to share my passion for literacy (and start conversations) with you. What’s on your mind?
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