The Literacy Nest has talked a lot about the value and importance of beginning morphology instruction early, as well as some great techniques and tools for doing so. However, as students become more advanced, sometimes we need to move beyond those basic tools to digital morphology tools to gain a better understanding of the stories... The post 5 Digital Tools for Teaching Morphology appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

If you’re feeling stuck with the word reading portion of your lessons, it can be challenging to know where to start. You want to ensure your students are still getting the decoding skill practice they need. You’re not sure how the word reading portion of your lesson could also develop language skills. You only have... The post Taking a Closer Look at Word Lists appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

Doodling, sketching, and visual note-taking are powerful learning tools that belong in the classroom! Putting pen or pencil to paper – whether doodling, sketching, or note-taking – while taking in audio information can be used as a mnemonic device. This process connects images with information and significantly increases our ability to remember what we’ve heard.... The post Top Benefits of Doodling and Sketching For Literacy Intervention appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

Orton-Gillingham is not a specific program or scope and sequence. Instead, Orton-Gillingham is an approach to teaching reading and spelling. Orton-Gillingham is guided by a set of principles that support structured literacy methodology. Highly trained Orton-Gillingham teachers follow these guiding principles when teaching students. The principles ensure that Orton-Gillingham lessons are systematic and sequential, multisensory,... The post Frequency of Orton-Gillingham Lessons: Why Students Need More Than One Lesson a Week appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

The Literacy Nest is proud and excited to announce that we are an accredited IACET provider! What is IACET? IACET stands for the International Accreditors of Continuing Education and Training. This organization is responsible for the development of the original Continuing Education Unit (CEU) and the development and maintenance of the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing... The post The Literacy Nest is an Accredited IACET Provider! appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

Scribal o is a spelling convention with a fascinating historical story. The History of Scribal O Long ago, before the printing press was in common use, manuscripts were written by hand. The people who did this job were called scribes and many times they were monks. The writing style popular at the time was comprised... The post 5 Tips for Teaching Scribal O appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

Is it time to breathe new life into the visual card drill portion of your Orton-Gillingham or structured literacy lessons? After your students become familiar with the card drill routine, it may feel like a mundane task. There are beneficial ways to offer the card drill routine that will not only increase engagement but also... The post Is It Time to Shake Up Your Visual Card Drill? appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

The more students know the more complicated spelling becomes. They begin to need to take into consideration not only sound and symbol correspondence, but the word’s morphology and part of speech. One potentially confusing concept is words that end in -ous or -us. Both endings are pronounced /ǝs/. So how do we know when to... The post Is it -OUS or -US? How to Teach This Spelling Generalization appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

For students with dyslexia, composing a piece of writing can be incredibly challenging. Writing requires the orchestration of many complex tasks. Students must: This cognitive load can be overwhelming for our students. For teachers of structured literacy, time is our most precious commodity. Choosing how to spend our lesson time is a serious decision. Much... The post How to Use Writing to Improve Morphological Awareness appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more

It’s important to help our students build their morphological awareness, but how can we do this? By using controlled text! What is morphological awareness? Morphological awareness is the ability to recognize the smallest units of meaning in words. These units, or morphemes, may be prefixes, suffixes, base words, or roots. Looking for resources to help... The post Tips for Using Controlled Text to Build Morphological Awareness appeared first on The Literacy Nest ..read more