What to
teach first

The reading building blocks on one page, and a chart that turns your screening data into the one skill to teach next.

  • The building blocks, in order, with what each one is
  • What it looks like when each block is the gap
  • What to teach there, and the one thing to pair it with
  • Three places screening data will fool you

Two pages. Free to print and share. No course, no webinar funnel.

Why this guide is different

Most screening reports tell you who is at risk. Almost none tell you what to teach on Monday. This one gives you a rule you can apply to any student in about a minute: find the lowest building block that isn’t proficient, and teach there.

Page one is built to go on the wall. Page two is the chart you keep next to your data.

Written by a National Board Certified Teacher in Literacy and structured literacy coach with 24 years in K–8 classrooms.