I was eight, and she was five, and I was determined to teach my little sister to read.
Unfortunately for her, I had this idea that if a book had big letters on the page, that meant it was appropriate for a brand new reader. Somehow I thought that if I just insisted on her reading pages 3-5, she'd figure it out.
I was a pretty tough teacher. Despite her tears, I insisted we keep at it. (Sorry, Kate!!)
I certainly didn't know about explicit phonics instruction back then. And I'm sorry to say I didn't know much as a new teacher either.
Sure, I knew phonics mattered. But I didn't think deeply about it. Because of my lack of knowledge, I made a lot of mistakes.
In my newest YouTube video I share the biggest mistakes I made in the classroom, and what I'd do differently today.
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