Compass Collegiate Academy

👀 We spy a familiar face...it's our very own Ms. DeGruy!

We loved this recent post from the Lowcountry Literacy Project about multi-sensory learning. Their reminder that children learn best by seeing, hearing, saying, and doing is exactly why strong literacy instruction matters.

Thanks for sharing this great tip, Lowcountry Literacy Project! 📚💙

What does multisensory really mean?
It means teaching reading in a way that engages more than just the eyes and ears.
In a multisensory classroom, students are seeing, hearing, saying, and doing. They might:
🗣️Use their finger tips to trace letters while saying the sounds with a keyword
👂 Hear a word and tap out each sound
🖐️ Build words with manipulatives
✏️ Writing the letters they are learning to read

Why does it matter?
The more pathways we use to learn, the stronger the connections become in the brain. Multisensory instruction helps all students learn to read—and is especially powerful for those who need additional support.

🏴‍☠️ 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸!

This week's challenge from Ms. Simpson is a 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁!

Reading doesn't have to feel like homework. Turn it into an adventure by encouraging your child to become a reading detective:

🔍 Find words they already know
🔍 Spot letters and sounds they recognize
🔍 Pick a favorite word from the page

Then take on this week's Reading Mission:
⭐ Find 5 familiar words
⭐ Be a reading detective for 15 minutes
⭐ Teach someone one new word you learned

Small moments of reading practice add up to big growth over time. Have fun exploring, discovering, and learning together this week!