Decodable One-Pagers, Reading Support and a Quick Poll


The Teacher's Lounge Topics for 9/30/25

Hey Reader!

It's been a few weeks since the last Teacher's Lounge email - sorry about that! Sometimes life just happens, and it definitely did.

In this email: decodable passages for your classroom, plus ideas and tools for supporting struggling readers.

We're also getting ready for the holiday season, so be sure to use the polls to vote for the content you're most interested in!

Today's focus is decodable text because it's such a crucial resource for helping our students learn, practice, and master reading and spelling patterns.

I've been uploading sets of decodable one-pagers to the website and more are on the way! You'll find exactly the skill you need for your students to provide that practice and reinforcement. Check out the decodable passage bundles by clicking here!

Some other resources to support your reading instruction are below.

How to Teach Sight Words

Get some amazing ways to make sight words come to life for your students, improving retention and fluency.

An Overview of the Science of Reading

All the big ideas and research topics that the Science of Reading embodies, simplified for a quick summary.

We'll continue to dig into reading instruction, practices, and research over the next few blog posts. I'll share those in upcoming emails, or you can always keep an eye on thereallifeteacher.com!

See you next week!

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