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Foundational skills are the building blocks of reading and writing—where sounds, print, and meaning come together to create confident, capable young literacy learners.”

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Here you’ll find practical ideas, engaging activities, and research-based strategies to support phonological awareness, early phonics, and beginning fluency. Each post is designed to make learning joyful, effective, and developmentally appropriate for your youngest readers—one letter, sound, syllable, and sentence at a time.

6 Strategies Ensure Successful Name Writing in PreK-1

Name Writing: The Perfect Starting Place Successful name writing is one of the best ways to launch writing instruction with…
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Pre-writing Activities for Early Learners: 8 Powerful, Teacher-Approved Ideas That Work

Pre-writing activities for early learners builds skills and handwriting success. With patience, practice, and engaging activities, early learners build the…
Read Post Pre-writing Activities for Early Learners: 8 Powerful, Teacher-Approved Ideas That Work

Morning Message Routine: 3 Big Benefits

Looking back, a Morning Message Routine was one of the most joyful parts of my teaching day. There was something…
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Welcome! I am so glad you are here! I created Early Literacy With Leah to share ideas, and support teachers in growing confident, happy beginning readers and writers. I believe in fostering a warm, child-friendly literacy environment where smiles are big and learning is fun. Let’s make early literacy feel like magic for you and your students!

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