Article Archives for Joelle Brummitt-Yale

Joelle is a certified teacher (BA in English and a M.Ed. in Middle Grades Language Arts) and has 10 years experience in public school education. She is also currently working on a certificate in academically gifted education.

Using Reading to Build Spelling Skills

Spelling is an extension of reading. This article explains the importance of reading instruction in spelling and explains phonetic and sight word spelling instruction

How Spelling Instruction Relates to Reading Ability

A helpful list of successful methods for teaching children to spell and explanation of how spelling relates to reading ability.

4th Grade Sight Words Instruction

Undeniably the early years of a child’s education are critical to her development as a reader. During preschool and the primary grades she is building the foundations for a lifetime of reading.

Vocabulary Basics

Knowing the meanings of words on the page is essential for reading comprehension. While few would deny this fact, the role that vocabulary plays in reading is often ignored or overlooked in reading education. A strong vocabulary is one of the pillars of reading comprehension.

10 Great Word Wall Strategies for Classrooms

Word walls have become a mainstay in elementary classrooms. They are not only a great tool for the early grades, but can be used all the way through high school. Word walls are an excellent way for any teacher or parent to help the young people they are working with develop and reinforce their vocabularies. [...]

What is Content Area Reading?

Every time you read a text you read it the same way, right? Novels, textbooks, magazine articles and Internet web pages are all the same if they are written in the same language, aren’t they? The answer to both of the questions is “not really”. Readers employ different reading strategies and prior knowledge based on [...]

Helping Students Develop Strong Content Area Reading skills

Content area reading refers to the reading that someone needs to complete and understand in a particular subject area. The content areas typically included disciplines like science, social studies/history and math, but any area outside of English literature instruction constitutes a content area.

What is Phonemic Awareness?

Phonemic awareness is the only aspect of reading that is essential for children to develop before they can begin learning to read. Based in oral language, phonemic awareness serves as not only the foundation for reading it is also the strongest indicator of a child’s potential for learning to read.

What is Reading Fluency?

Fluency is the most overlooked of the five essential aspects of reading. Because it is usually measured through oral reading, many do not consider it important to silent, independent reading. However, fluency plays an important role in a reader’s ability to comprehend texts.

What is Phonics?

Phonics is one of the primary building blocks of reading. Without an understanding of the relationship between letters and sounds, reading cannot occur. This multifaceted connection between print and pronunciation is an important component of any instructional program in reading because it provides readers with tools for discovering new written words.

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