Author,Researcher,and Speaker on Early Childhood Education. America's Spelling Guru. Blogs for PsychologyToday.com. Lives and writes in Mobile, AL.

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youtu.be/3RjKaQBFSqE Richard Gentry discusses key features of "Kid Writing in the 21st Century," a valuable resource for kindergarten and first-grade teachers. Add it to your summer reading list. "Kid Writing" is available exclusively on the Hameray Publishing website with an $8.00 discount on orders placed by June 30, 2025.

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Welcome to Brain Words' Literacyville HD 1080p youtu.be/oN8cVWgY6j4?si=0BX_… via @YouTube Watch a preview of the upcoming cartoon series, Literacyville. The path to reading.
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See how spell-check technology is creating a spelling and literacy crisis and why every elementary classroom should include daily explicit spelling instruction based on a grade-by-grade spelling curriculum Tech Tools for Spelling May Stunt Children’s Literacy Growth | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Dr. Gentry gives a quick overview of Spelling Connections' 5-Day-Lessons sample. Visit his website, jrichardgentry.com/books-2/s… the full video. @ZanerBloser
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In this short 5-minute overview you will see what you get, how Spelling Connections works, and why you want this research-based, classroom-tested curriculum for English word study in your classroom. This newly released edition based on my forty plus years of spelling and reading research is grounded in the science of reading. Learn more at jrichardgentry.com
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Put Brain Words on your summer reading list. In Brain Words 2nd Edition we recommend a spell-to-read approach for teaching reading, based on developmental reading theory, research and brain study. youtube.com/shorts/01GEp5df8…
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Orthographic mapping is essential for reading, spelling, and comprehension! Elementary teachers, be sure to put Making Words Stick by Molly Ness and Katie Miles on your summer reading list! amazon.com/Making-Words-Stic…
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Help Every Child in Class to Start Writing Immediately! Summer is an excellent time to step away from the classroom and reflect on ways to enhance your teaching for the upcoming school year. Kid Writing in the 21st Century is an invaluable professional development resource. Written Feldgus, Cardonick, and Dr. Richard Gentry, Kid Writing shares a variety of research-based approaches to help young learners become confident, happy writers (and readers).Add Kid Writing to your summer reading list and receive $8.00 off between now and the end of June!
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What needs to change to improve reading scores? TEACH SPELLING!
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Excited to share that I'll be releasing sample video demonstrations of classroom lessons from my Spelling Connections textbook series. Here's a sneak peek at some of the concepts I'll cover. If you have any specific questions on teaching spelling, feel free to reach out to me. #Spelling #Education #ClassroomLessons #Scienceofreading #Dyslexia #Brainwords #Literacy #Readingteachers
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