I’m Terri, and I help teachers who feel overwhelmed and unprepared for addressing the needs of older struggling readers overcome their panic and distress so they can make a bigger impact on their students. I use my 40 years’ experience, two master's degrees, and dyslexia practitioner certification to share age-appropriate resources, current information, and research-based training experiences to help educators feel more confident in teaching reading and writing so all their students can achieve! If you are not already receiving our biweekly Thursday newsletter, subscribe here:
Replay: Your HuddleTeach Game Plan - Midyear Morphology: Leveling Up from Syllables to Meaning
Hi Reader!We hope your return to school has been smooth and that you’re feeling recharged and ready to close those remaining reading gaps! As we move through the middle of the year, many students are ready to level up from syllable work to morphemic work. Morphemes are the smallest parts of words that still carry meaning—letter combinations, roots, and affixes. This is where decoding meets meaning, and it will supercharge your instruction! When students understand how words are built, they gain confidence and momentum fast. Scroll down for our simple, effective steps for morpheme instruction! Stay tuned for: January 29: Authors to Love in Reading Intervention February 12: Silent Reading Essentials 1. Make it explicit and systematicIntroduce one morpheme at a time, starting with the most common and versatile. ❄️Limited Free Resource: Most Common Suffix Posters ❄️Updated TpT Resource: Suffix Intervention Activities How to Use: The posters highlight the most common suffixes and the spelling rules for adding them. Grab the limited free version from the Freebie Library and focus here for the biggest impact. The mini-posters highlight the most common suffixes, their meanings, and examples. Get them before they're gone! The updated TpT resource (Suffix Intervention Activities) includes interactive practice for all common suffixes. 2. Make it engagingUse interactive word sums and matrices! ❄️Free resource: From Phonics to Morphology: Word Sums and Matrices To Use: Word sums work like math equations—students “add” suffixes using spelling rules. Templates are included so you can customize for your students’ needs. Word matrices take things further by expanding spelling and vocabulary skills. Templates make it easy to align with your current units of study. 3. Make it relevantConnect learning to grade-level text. ❄️TpT Freebie: This is one unit from our Greek and Latin Roots sets To Use: Each set is designed specifically for striving older readers and includes:
Follow our TpT store to be notified when new sets are released! If your school blocks TpT, you can find the same resources on HuddleTeach.com (sometimes listings take a few days to sync). 4. Make practice fun!Review with games—of course! ❄️Limited free resource: Suffix game To Use: Follow the directions to create a game for pairs or small groups. Read through the instructions with students (hello, functional literacy!), then let them play. This also makes a great literacy station activity. Get ready for the Olympics!Our 2026 Winter Olympics Booklet is officially complete! When you purchase through this email, you’re also eligible for a discount on our Olympic reading passages. Thank you so much for your support! If you are viewing this email on the web, please join us! Subscribe today! We always appreciate your follows, likes, and subscribes on our social media channels! As an Amazon affiliate, links contained within provide me a small commission from the seller. We appreciate your support in this way! As always, you can trust that anything on our list is tried and approved by us! |
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I’m Terri, and I help teachers who feel overwhelmed and unprepared for addressing the needs of older struggling readers overcome their panic and distress so they can make a bigger impact on their students. I use my 40 years’ experience, two master's degrees, and dyslexia practitioner certification to share age-appropriate resources, current information, and research-based training experiences to help educators feel more confident in teaching reading and writing so all their students can achieve! If you are not already receiving our biweekly Thursday newsletter, subscribe here:
Hi Reader! As a classroom teacher first—and later a reading interventionist—I’ve always stood firmly on the grade-level text hill. I believe in helping struggling readers reach proficiency as quickly as possible, so they can fully participate in the learning around them. In the past, that meant joining peers in thoughtful conversations about books and seeing themselves as capable readers. Those goals still matter—but the stakes are even higher today. Proficiency now also means passing state...
Hi Reader! You may have heard mixed opinions about including silent reading time in your classroom. But the truth is, “reading in your head” is a skill—and our striving readers need explicit instruction in how to do it well, even if independent reading time is limited. Every student, including those with the highest reading needs, can learn to read silently with purpose and stamina. Follow the path below to help them get there! Stay tuned for: February 26: Vocabulary Your Students Need March...
Hi Reader! Welcome to the last newsletter of 2025! As is our tradition, this edition looks a bit different from our typical email. Not only is it more text-heavy, but also takes a look back at some of the 2025 literacy news and research that impacts you! (Don't want to read it all on a screen? Download the pdf from our Freebie Library!) We hope you have time during this break to relax and flip through our Freebie Library and the information below. We'll all be ready to hit the ground running...