Have you ever watched a student “read” a page perfectly… only to realize they weren’t actually reading the words at all? If you’ve taught early French readers, you’ve likely seen it: the heavy reliance on pictures to guess at what the text might say. French reading comprehension isn't always as...
One Effective Way to Give Your French Primary Students Independent Decoding Practice During Literacy Centres
I wanted to take a few moments today to talk about why giving our students the time to practice decoding words (reading sound by sound) and encoding words (writing sound by sound) is so important for primary students. Understanding decoding and encoding helps with reading skills, phonemic awareness and written...
Simple, Effective, Small Group Games to Teach Your Students to Read in French
As a French kindergarten teacher, you know that decoding is a key part of reading success. Once your students can identify how words are composed and the sounds that each letter (or group of letters) makes, they will be able to read in French with fluency and accuracy. However, it’s...
The Best Kind of Word Searches for Early Readers
As a kid, I loved all kinds of word games, word searches, activity packs, etc. I would spend HOURS filling out books full of them. I am so excited to see my four year old daughter begin to enjoy them, too. That is why I decided to make these special...