-
Continue reading →: Understanding How Reading is Taught in KindergartenA Parents Guide to Phonics and Foundational Literacy Skills If you have a child in kindergarten this year, the odds are, you have heard the terms phonics or the science of reading. In the last three-ish years, educators have returned to phonics for reading instruction after years of using balanced…
-
Continue reading →: My Favorite Quotes About ReadingQuotes From My Classroom I like to share a weekly quote about reading on my whiteboard at the start of every week. Hopefully it inspires my students to discover a love or appreciation of reading. If nothing else, they’ll practice their reading skills. I usually post the quote at the…
-
Continue reading →: Book Recommendation for First GradersA Reading Teacher Recommends Favorite Books for First Grade Readers If you have a first grader and are struggling to figure out what books they should be reading, this list is for you! If you have a higher grade student who is currently reading at a first grade level, these…
-
Continue reading →: Phonics Practice at Home: Sight Word GamesIf you have a kindergartener or a first grader, you’ve definitely heard the term sight word, or high frequency words. For those who aren’t quite familiar with the term sight word or high frequency word, basically, those are words that can’t easily be sounded out using phonemic knowledge. It may…
-
Continue reading →: Book Recommendations: My Favorite Nonfiction Books for Self-ImprovementI read a lot. Like, a lot, a lot. I used to only read nonfiction books, but over the last two years, I’ve really gotten into audiobooks for my extra-long commutes. The problem for me is that I can’t follow a story as well when I’m listening to it. I…
-
Continue reading →: Strategies to Help Your Kindergartener Learn to Blend SoundsLearning to read can be overwhelming for a beginning reader. First, they need phonemic awareness to recognize letters and attach sounds to those letters. Next, they need to be able to blend two or more sounds together. And finally, they need to make meaning of the sounds to form and…
-
Continue reading →: How to Support Your Struggling – or Resistant – ReaderA Reading Intervention Teacher Answers Questions About Literacy I’m back with more answers to your phonics, literacy, and beginning reader questions. If you missed my first post about supporting early readers, you might want to start here. I am a current reading intervention teacher at a school in the Los…
-
Continue reading →: Book Recommendations for Beginning ReadersIf your child is just learning to read, it is important that your early reader has accessible books. What does that mean? An accessible book is a book that your child can read mostly independently, using the phonics and decoding skills that they are learning in their kindergarten classroom. It…
-
Continue reading →: Ask the Reading Teacher: What is Normal for Beginning ReadersA Reading Intervention Teacher Answers Your Reading Questions If your child is in school, you probably have questions about how what is normal as they start reading. Are they behind, or on target? How can you support them on their literacy journey? Do you need to do anything special to…
-
Continue reading →: What is a Decodable Reader? Understanding Key Terms in Literacy EducationIf you have a child who is new to reading, you may have heard the term decodable reader or decodable book. If you have a new reader and haven’t heard of decodable readers, you need to know about them! What is a decodable reader? Simply put, it is text that…
Hello,
I’m Kathy
Welcome to Ms. Kat Reading Teacher, my little corner of the internet dedicated to all things literacy and literature. I hold an M.A.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction. By day, I’m a reading intervention teacher at a school in the Los Angeles area. By night, I’m a wife, mom to two teenage boys, daughter and friend, and an avid reader. Here’s where I share tips on how to support your beginning or struggling reader, as well as my love for literacy, and my favorite books for both kids and adults. Come read with me!
Let’s connect
Join the fun!
Stay updated with my latest posts and product drops by joining our newsletter.