Resources for Families & Educators
These are a few examples of the types of resources our Teaching Fellows create during their program or as alums.
To view all the free resources, visit the Lessons & Activities page on the Words in the Wild website.
Readalouds, podcasts, and more for families
Teachers say "read with your child every day" and we all know this is important for language and literacy development. But busy families ask "when!?" And "how!?". These resources (in English and in Spanish) are mostly audio that you and your children can listen to in the car, while cooking dinner, or waiting to pickup siblings.
Grounding Word Analysis Through Nature Journaling
Field journaling is a tool for closely observing and documenting natural phenomena in order to more deeply understand it. Using evidence from elementary-aged learners in a summer program for struggling readers, our team of teachers and researchers investigated the use of field journaling as an engaging pedagogical strategy for building foundational literacy skills.
Phoneme Walls (a.k.a. “Sound Walls”)
Phoneme walls, or “sound walls” are more effective than word walls in developing students' decoding (reading) and encoding (writing) abilities. They are also really engaging!
Supporting Handwriting with Real Script: Take-Aways from Action Research
Check out what our teaching fellow learned about a unique handwriting intervention, Real Script, through an action research project.
Build-A-Word
This fun and fast-paced game helps students practice forming words using one base at a time…