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.
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!