This resource features a set of flowcharts that can help Kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2 educators identify student skill reading needs in phonological awareness, phonics, and fluency based on universal screening data. Once the needs are identified, the flowcharts direct educators toward evidence-based instructional practices that can be used to provide reading acceleration targeted…
In this playlist of short videos, the ONlit team answers *your* pressing questions about screening! Dig in to explore why measures are often timed, the link between oral reading fluency (ORF) measures and comprehension, and why these ORF measures aren’t decodable.
In this video series, Martha Kovack highlights tips and tricks for teaching spelling, including orthographic conventions like -ck, -tch, and -dge.
These decodable phrase cards follow the UFLI scope and sequence. They can be used for accuracy and fluency instruction at the sentence level. They include both PDF and Google Slides formatting. They include two versions with different list lengths for easy differentiation.
These sentence trees follow the UFLI scope and sequence. They are formatted on Google Slides with animations to reveal one word at a time. They can also be printed on cards. This resource can support instruction and practice with sentence reading accuracy and fluency.
This is an engaging, fun storybook including five decodable stories which teach the five vowels, consonants, two digraphs and a few non-phonetic words. It is based on a structured literacy approach, and a note to caregivers at the front of the text explains how they can create flashcards to help new readers learn the vowels…
Catch up on our Strive for Five book study! Hosted by Melissa Monette Smith, this book study explores a framework for extending conversations with students from Kindergarten through Grade 8 to accelerate language comprehension and support academic growth.
This slidedeck is created for teachers to use with their students to focus on letter names, sounds and printing formation. Using ONLit’s Embedded Picture Mnemonics videos and Printing Like a Pro printing sheets, this slide deck explicitly teaches each letter name, sound and printing formation (in order of ease of formation). Using this slidedeck with…
These labels were created for SyllaSense Decodable Texts. The labels include the grapheme/phoneme correspondences (from their Scope and Sequence) which are introduced in each title. These were created to aid teachers in finding the decodable texts needed for students who may need extra practice aligned with the skills taught in a Tier 1 program.
This newly updated book (Third Edition) is a great resource for teachers of all grades looking to support their students’ reading comprehension. It’s particularly helpful for instructing students who have learning difficulties, but is a valuable read for all educators. The book includes chapters on Vocabulary, Promoting Content-Area Literacy, Supporting English Learners, Intensive Interventions, Multicomponent…
Talk Moves are sentence starters and gestures that teachers and students can use to invite everyone into the conversation and encourage academic thinking. Learn how to create a classroom culture of talk and incorporate talk moves in your class through this Talk Moves PD Series. Starting September 2024, a new module will be available every…
This template can be used for daily review of alphabet formation and weekly progress monitoring. This can be used as a tool for students who to review phonics skills and practice sky, ground, grass letter formation.
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