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Brian Vieira
Oct 29, 20240 min read
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Short Vowel Sounds for Kids
TAG the Sylla-Bear makes learning vowels exciting
Brian Vieira
Oct 28, 20240 min read
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Tired of giving your students boring spelling lists? Try analytical spelling!
Why analytical spelling is superior to old-school spelling lists
Brian Vieira
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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The fatal flaw in balanced literacy
The critical flaw in all unsystematic whole-language approaches to early literacy is the misconception that learning to read is as...
Brian Vieira
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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What do Coke and Pepsi have to do with teaching literacy?
Literacy is not a taste test. We must do what the science says is best.
Brian Vieira
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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What is the best way to teach phonics?
Should phonics be taught systematically or unsystematically?
Brian Vieira
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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No such thing as balanced literacy
There is no such thing as "balanced literacy." Phonics instruction is either systematic or unsystematic. The National Reading Panel...
Brian Vieira
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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The most important prefixes
Just seven prefixes unlock 57% of all prefixed words.
Brian Vieira
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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What are vowels, syllables, and consonants?
Science of Reading 101 (Part II) The art of teaching is taking the complex and making it simple, practical, and applicable for students....
Brian Vieira
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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What is phonics?
In this conversation, Brian Vieira discusses the critical components of helping children overcome reading difficulties.
Brian Vieira
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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How phonological awareness helps kids overcome reading difficulties
Sound Bites
"Phonological awareness is the first stage of reading success."
"Phonological awareness begins from birth."
Brian Vieira
Sep 6, 20241 min read
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From sound to sight: how to teach reading right
As it is currently used, the term sight word refers to a set of irregularly spelled words students are taught to memorize. However, the...
Brian Vieira
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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How to use your students' names as an effective spelling tool
how to use names as effective spelling tools
Brian Vieira
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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Detect and Correct Reading Difficulties with the ScholarSkills W.O.R.D. Test™️
Detect and Correct Reading Difficulties with the ScholarSkills W.O.R.D. Test™️
Brian Vieira
Aug 10, 20242 min read
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The Beat Dyslexia Bee
The Beat Dyslexia Bee will help kids overcome reading difficulties.
Brian Vieira
Aug 10, 20243 min read
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How to teach kids to spell well so they can read well and write well
#scienceofreading #spelling Scaffolded oral spelling encourages students to analyze words, rather than memorize them. This method plays a...
Brian Vieira
Aug 7, 20242 min read
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How to spell away dyslexia
spelling is not merely a 'component' of early literacy but a highly effective methodology for teaching reading itself.
Brian Vieira
Jul 29, 20243 min read
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What are the steps to reading comprehension?
How do we define the steps that lead to comprehension? Phonemic awareness is the process by which children learn how to recognize the...
Brian Vieira
Jul 22, 20242 min read
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"Enhancing Literacy Skills Through Multi-Sensory Chanting of Short Vowel Sounds"
#shortvowels #grammar
Brian Vieira
Jul 15, 20241 min read
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Video of The Powerful Prefix "un" How to teach vocabulary to children (part 2)
In this video, students will learn why the prefix "un" is so powerful.
Brian Vieira
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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