Multimodal Literacy

Kids remember best when learning feels active. When they can move, see, hear, and build, concepts become clearer and confidence grows right along with it. 🧠

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Strong reading isn’t about speed, it’s about knowing how to break down words, read with flow, and truly understand the meaning. These skills build over time, and each one supports the others. 📚

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Learning sticks when kids use more than one sense. Mixing visuals, movement, and hands-on moments helps information land in a deeper, more memorable way. It’s simple, but incredibly effective. 🔎

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Kids show math growth in everyday moments like noticing patterns, talking about numbers, or explaining how they solved something. These little signs often tell the biggest story about their understanding. ➗

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Kids take in information in ways that feel natural to them and that’s the beauty of learning. When we honor those differences, we help them grow with confidence instead of comparison. 💛

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This week’s Wordy Wednesday is all about advent, a perfect word for December and a perfect morphology lesson.

Prefix = toward
Root = come

Once students learn these pieces, they unlock a whole family of words: event, invent, prevent, convention.

Morphology really is the gift that keeps on giving. 🎁✨

Writing gives the brain a workout in the best way. It slows thinking just enough to help ideas connect and stick. Whether kids are jotting notes or practicing cursive, those tiny strokes build real understanding. ✍️

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December brings the perfect mix of spar𝗸𝗹𝗲, sprin𝗸𝗹𝗲, and twin𝗸𝗹𝗲, so it is the perfect month to explore syllables.

Once students learn to count back 3 letters, these endings become simple and satisfying to decode. This one is always a favourite during holiday lessons.

Why count back 3?

How it works:
Consonant-le forms its own syllable because the final acts as a syllable unit.
• the is silent
• the carries the syllable sound
• the consonant before joins it → making the final syllable

Confidence blooms where learning feels safe.

Predictable routines, clear steps, and genuine connection create a space where students can stretch without fear. That’s where real growth happens.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 to all of our U.S. families and friends. 🧡🤎
This week’s Wordy Wednesday looks at the word Mayflower and the spelling patterns inside it.

We focused on the 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 , which can spell two different phonemes:
• → /oʊ/ as in flow
• → /aʊ/ as in flower

A helpful reminder for students is that 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, but it can also come before a single or , and occasionally inside a two-syllable word when the first syllable is stressed and the next begins with or (like tower and towel).
Try both sounds when reading a new word and choose the one that makes sense. It is a great built-in decoding strategy.

Wishing you all a warm and restful Thanksgiving. 🦃🍂

Dyslexia doesn’t look the same for every child. For some, it shows in writing, while for others it appears in reading or organization. By connecting the dots across different areas, caregivers can catch patterns that might otherwise be missed. Early awareness is the first step toward unlocking a child’s strengths.

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Reading readiness isn’t about starting early. It’s about building awareness.

When children hold a book correctly, notice print direction, and enjoy stories, they’re already developing the foundations of literacy.