Joyful Literacy

ALLITERATION CARDS

Playing with repeated initial sounds is a great way to build phonological awareness (which should continue to be done explicitly into the primary grades!). Here are some silly tongue teasers (with images) for each letter of the alphabet.

BOOKLET: GOING BEYOND THE READ-ALOUD IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS

I created this booklet in collaboration with the International Literacy Association for World Read Aloud Day 2026. It has great activities you can use with any text! More Read-Aloud Resources for all ages can be found here.

READING COMPREHENSION LEARNING PROGRESSION

This chart, based primarily on Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties is a high level overview of the various skills that are required to learn to read and how they interact, according to recent science.

CHART: WHAT SKILLFUL READERS DO

This chart, based on Reading for Understanding (3e), is an overview of the reading process at the secondary level for you and your students. Print 8.5 x 11″ for individual use, 11 x 17″ or larger to hang as a poster.

BOOKLET: PBIS TOOLKIT (PROACTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING)

This toolkit can be printed, cut, and bound into a little booklet. It was made for a secondary audience, but the strategies are applicable at every level! It has tips on non-contingent reinforcement, relationship building, status building, pre-empting problems and power struggles, and socio-emotional learning.