LittleElephantReader

Hey, I’m Andrea! I am a Title I teacher in Iowa and have taught small reading and math groups for over 10 years. I have a reading and math endorsement and a master’s degree in special education. Below I will share a checklist of the 5 components you will need to help you create phonics-based guided reading lesson plans! My goal is to help fellow teachers and parents who need help planning and preparing for reading groups.

I would say my passion is watching my students make growth in all areas of their lives, especially reading and math. I know the challenges my students face while they are learning.

At the beginning of my teaching career, I remember learning a lot about teaching reading comprehension and fluency but not a lot about students who struggled to understand how to read. I honestly didn’t understand phonics until I taught kindergarten back in 2009. Something in my brain clicked when I started teaching sound-to-letter correspondence. I finally understood that sounds and letters worked together. Knowing that I could decode each sound I saw and blend those sounds to make a word was astonishing. I finally knew what I needed to do to help my students become readers! Understanding the difference between phonological/phonemic awareness and phonics was a game-changer.

Find my Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Phonics the Right way at https://www.littlelephanteacher.com/