I am using UFLI's Progress Monitoring: Spelling Assessments, which include regular words, irregular words, and sentence dictation. I administer these tests each week, which allows me to gather valuable data on each child's progress. This information helps me identify specific phonics concepts to target in my small group instruction, ensuring that each student receives support tailored to their needs.
The UFLI program is designed to be fun and engaging, boosting students’ decoding skills and phonemic awareness. I sometimes use multisensory tools- like sand or shaving cream trays—to make encoding activities engaging and effective. These hands-on methods help reinforce letter-sound connections as children practice spelling words in a fun, tactile way.
I would love feedback on ways to make UFLI more playful. :-)
Peer Comments: Hi Kim: We can totally discuss making UFLI more playful at our monthly meetings. I love the roll and read games. The kids love them too. Collette
Hi Kim - I'd love to work together to come up with ways we can make our UFLI phonics instruction more playful. I have a few games I've created that I would be happy to share. It would be great to put together our resources and ideas throughout the year to make phonics instruction more playful for our students. - Jessica
I have heard such great things about UFLI. It would be amazing to have a bank of games to use for decodng and encoding practice. These sound like great resources for MTSS too! Your students will love having more play incorporate in your readind groups :) - Lyndsay