Learning Snippets

Together We Stride :

Progressing and mastering learning through home practice.

Reading, much like the radio, a human invention born of insight and innovation

Mark Seidenberg

At Reading with Ms. Joy,

I draw inspiration from the idea that learning should be both innovative and grounded in science. Just as the radio revolutionized communication through creativity and insight, my approach to teaching reading transforms the process into an engaging, effective journey — rooted in the Science of Reading.

Through personalized, research-based instruction, I equip children with the cognitive tools they need for lasting reading success. My goal is to move beyond memorization, building a strong foundation of decoding, fluency, and comprehension.

As your Reading Coach and Partner , I work closely with families to achieve meaningful growth in each child’s reading abilities. Instruction is multi-sensory, individualized, and flexible — designed to meet learners where they are and help them thrive. I incorporate purposeful reading to build stamina and nurture a love of reading for pleasure.

Spelling Practice: Mastering the 1-1-1 Doubling Rule

Tracking exercises to enhance skills like directionality, visual discrimination, and letter/word memory while promoting motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

Practicing 'b' and 'd' formation to help prevent letter reversals and confusion

Spelling Practice: Change Y to I spelling rule

Match sentences with pictures.

Counting sounds in words with Elkonin boxes.

Fingerspelling

Linking mouth movements to correct b & d letter formation.

Building auditory skills to link sounds with letters—key to understanding the alphabetic code.

VC Blending builds decoding skills.

Reading practice with decodable books, including popular Heggerty decodables and others, supports phonics skills and fluent reading.

Suffix Showdown: -tion vs. -sion. Both suffixes sound the same and turn verbs into nouns. Understanding their patterns helps students decode words and spell accurately.

Reading Support Video Shorts: Literacy and Language Skills