Alice Nine Professional Development Center

WELCOME
Welcome to Alice Nine's Professional Development Center. And because you are here, we will assume that you want to help students become proficient readers and writers. Well, it is our mission to help you do that!

Mission: Helping you empower your students with reading and writing proficiency!

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- FEATURED FREEBIES
- File
  
  Phonogram Flashcards and Games File
  
  This file contains mini-phonogram cards and instructions
  for old-fashioned games adapted for phonogram practice.
- FEATURED READING
- URL
  
  The Case for Teaching Spelling (01/14/25) URL
  
  With spell checker at our fingertips,
  some think spelling instruction is a waste of time.
  However, brain research disagrees.
  RESEARCH
  "If a child can spell a word correctly, they likely can read it with comprehension and retrieve it for writing fluently."
  
  Johnny Can Spell students learn to spell
  high frequency words and read simple sentences
  they've written before being required to read from a book.
  RESEARCH
  "English spelling is a visual code needed for mapping to one’s already existing spoken language to create meaning as a reader or writer."
  
  During the Johnny Can Spell learning routine
  "Think to Spell" students begin with a spoken word, then write the word, and finally read the word.
  RESEARCH
  "Without being taught spelling explicitly and systematically ... many children struggle to learn to read due to a lack of nourishment for the reading/writing brain with spelling images that include sound awareness and phonics knowledge as part of the instruction."
  
  Students who are taught the Johnny Can Spell
  learning routine called "Think to Spell"
  become natural readers and writers.
  RESEARCH
  "The brain needs this code—spelling—because without it you can neither read nor write. Spelling knowledge literally ignites the reading circuitry and drives the reading process."
  
  Does Johnny Can Spell Word Study overwhelm you?
  Then Alice Nine's virtual courses, Word Study 1-5, are just what you need! Courses are available at Alice Nine Academy.
  Each course has 120 lessons with student-facing, picture-in-picture videos that you can stream on-demand into your classroom or home 24/7.
  Subscribe now and Alice will co-teach with you. As one teacher said, "It's like having Alice Nine in your pocket."
  
  Click link to read full article in Psychology Today.
  01/14/25
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  Are your students uninterested, dissatisfied, bored? (03/29/25) URL
  
  Teachers, this post is as meaningful in the classroom
  as it is for the homeschool setting.
  
  "One of the most frustrating feelings as a homeschool parent is pouring your heart into creating lessons and experiences for your children, only to have them roll their eyes, complain, or insist they’re bored. If you’re dealing with bored homeschool kids who seem uninterested or dissatisfied with everything you do, you’re not alone—and you’re not failing."
  . . .
  
  "So, what can you do when your kids don’t seem to enjoy anything you try in your homeschool? Here are some steps to help you navigate this challenging season."
  
  Thank you, Amber O’Neal Johnston (HeritageMom, Mar 19, 2025) for your words of wisdom and encouragement! - Alice Nine
  
  03/29/25
- URL
  
  California handwriting is the law! (01/23/24) URL
  
  California signs cursive handwriting into law!
  The research has established the importance of cursive handwriting to overall development of language skills. A dozen states are now mandating it a part of elementary instruction.
  
  Would you like help teaching cursive handwriting?
  Using plain paper and pencils, Alice Nine teaches the cursive formation of individual letters, connections between cursive letters, and seamless writing of words in cursive. Alice Nine's method of teaching cursive is unique and easy. You will not find it any where else.
  The virtual course, Cursive Handwriting, is available at Alice Nine Academy. It has 25 lessons and streams into your classroom or home 24/7. Your students need this. They need to be cursive literate. Subscribe now!
  01/23/24
- FEATURED WORKSHOP
- WRITING FOR STAAR
- Page
  
  Learn more about "Writing for STAAR" Page
- URL
  
  Watch a sample video: "The Central Idea Statement" URL
  
  WATCH Writing for STAAR, Module 8, Video 1. (a student-friendly video)
  Video Sketch: What is a central idea statement? How do I write one? Viewing Time: 9 minutes
- POPULAR WORKSHOPS
- BRIDGING GRAMMAR TO WRITING
- Page
  
  Learn more about Bridging Grammar to Writing Page
  
  a virtual workshop
  Crafting sentences can be challenging--even for good writers. But with a knowledge of sentence structures and guided opportunities to apply that knowledge, students can learn how to purposefully craft their sentences and lift the level of their writing. It's easy to do with Alice Nine's "Tactical Sentence Instruction" routine.
  Enroll now and learn how.
- JOHNNY CAN SPELL WORD STUDY
- Page
  
  Learn more about Johnny Can Spell Word Study Page
  
  a virtual workshop
  Do you want to lift student reading and writing levels?
  Use the Johnny Can Spell approach to integrate phonics and spelling using Alice Nine's "Think to Spell" learning routine.
  Enroll now and learn how.
- DO YOU KNOW . . .?
  ABOUT Johnny Can Spell --Alice Nine shows you how to integrate literacy instruction in word study lessons that follow the principles of the science of reading.
  ABOUT Grammar Boot Camp for Teachers.
  ABOUT Alice Nine Academy --You can stream literacy lessons with Alice Nine into your home or classroom to blend into your instruction
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  Alice Nine Page
  
  "It's a great day to be teaching reading and writing!"
- Page
  
  The Journey . . . Page
  
  "I've been there. I know the feeling and frustration."

Alice Nine Professional Development Center

WELCOME

FEATURED FREEBIES

This file contains mini-phonogram cards and instructions
for old-fashioned games adapted for phonogram practice.

FEATURED READING

With spell checker at our fingertips,
some think spelling instruction is a waste of time.
However, brain research disagrees.

RESEARCH

"If a child can spell a word correctly, they likely can read it with comprehension and retrieve it for writing fluently."

Johnny Can Spell students learn to spell
high frequency words and read simple sentences
they've written before being required to read from a book.

RESEARCH

"English spelling is a visual code needed for mapping to one’s already existing spoken language to create meaning as a reader or writer."

During the Johnny Can Spell learning routine
"Think to Spell" students begin with a spoken word, then write the word, and finally read the word.

RESEARCH

"Without being taught spelling explicitly and systematically ... many children struggle to learn to read due to a lack of nourishment for the reading/writing brain with spelling images that include sound awareness and phonics knowledge as part of the instruction."

"Without being taught spelling explicitly and systematically ... many children struggle to learn to read due to a lack of nourishment for the reading/writing brain with spelling images that include sound awareness and phonics knowledge as part of the instruction."

Students who are taught the Johnny Can Spell
learning routine called "Think to Spell"
become natural readers and writers.

RESEARCH

**"The brain needs this code—spelling—because without it you can neither read nor write. Spelling knowledge literally ignites the reading circuitry and drives the reading process."**

Teachers, this post is as meaningful in the classroom
as it is for the homeschool setting.

California signs cursive handwriting into law!

The research has established the importance of cursive handwriting to overall development of language skills. A dozen states are now mandating it a part of elementary instruction.

Would you like help teaching cursive handwriting?

Using plain paper and pencils, Alice Nine teaches the cursive formation of individual letters, connections between cursive letters, and seamless writing of words in cursive. Alice Nine's method of teaching cursive is unique and easy. You will not find it any where else.

The virtual course, Cursive Handwriting, is available at Alice Nine Academy. It has 25 lessons and streams into your classroom or home 24/7. Your students need this. They need to be cursive literate. Subscribe now!

FEATURED WORKSHOP

WRITING FOR STAAR

POPULAR WORKSHOPS

BRIDGING GRAMMAR TO WRITING

JOHNNY CAN SPELL WORD STUDY

Do you want to lift student reading and writing levels?
Use the Johnny Can Spell approach to integrate phonics and spelling using Alice Nine's "Think to Spell" learning routine.

Enroll now and learn how.

DO YOU KNOW . . .?

"It's a great day to be teaching reading and writing!"

"I've been there. I know the feeling and frustration."

WELCOME

FEATURED FREEBIES

This file contains mini-phonogram cards and instructions for old-fashioned games adapted for phonogram practice.

FEATURED READING

With spell checker at our fingertips,some think spelling instruction is a waste of time. However, brain research disagrees.

RESEARCH

"If a child can spell a word correctly, they likely can read it with comprehension and retrieve it for writing fluently."

Johnny Can Spell students learn to spell high frequency words and read simple sentences they've written before being required to read from a book.

RESEARCH

"English spelling is a visual code needed for mapping to one’s already existing spoken language to create meaning as a reader or writer."

During the Johnny Can Spell learning routine "Think to Spell" students begin with a spoken word, then write the word, and finally read the word.

RESEARCH

"Without being taught spelling explicitly and systematically ... many children struggle to learn to read due to a lack of nourishment for the reading/writing brain with spelling images that include sound awareness and phonics knowledge as part of the instruction."

"Without being taught spelling explicitly and systematically ... many children struggle to learn to read due to a lack of nourishment for the reading/writing brain with spelling images that include sound awareness and phonics knowledge as part of the instruction."

Students who are taught the Johnny Can Spell learning routine called "Think to Spell" become natural readers and writers.

RESEARCH

"The brain needs this code—spelling—because without it you can neither read nor write. Spelling knowledge literally ignites the reading circuitry and drives the reading process."

Teachers, this post is as meaningful in the classroom as it is for the homeschool setting.

California signs cursive handwriting into law!

The research has established the importance of cursive handwriting to overall development of language skills. A dozen states are now mandating it a part of elementary instruction.

Would you like help teaching cursive handwriting?

Using plain paper and pencils, Alice Nine teaches the cursive formation of individual letters, connections between cursive letters, and seamless writing of words in cursive. Alice Nine's method of teaching cursive is unique and easy. You will not find it any where else.

The virtual course, Cursive Handwriting, is available at Alice Nine Academy. It has 25 lessons and streams into your classroom or home 24/7. Your students need this. They need to be cursive literate. Subscribe now!

FEATURED WORKSHOP

WRITING FOR STAAR

POPULAR WORKSHOPS

BRIDGING GRAMMAR TO WRITING

JOHNNY CAN SPELL WORD STUDY

Do you want to lift student reading and writing levels?Use the Johnny Can Spell approach to integrate phonics and spelling using Alice Nine's "Think to Spell" learning routine.

Enroll now and learn how.

DO YOU KNOW . . .?

"It's a great day to be teaching reading and writing!"

"I've been there. I know the feeling and frustration."

This file contains mini-phonogram cards and instructions
for old-fashioned games adapted for phonogram practice.

With spell checker at our fingertips,
some think spelling instruction is a waste of time.
However, brain research disagrees.

Johnny Can Spell students learn to spell
high frequency words and read simple sentences
they've written before being required to read from a book.

During the Johnny Can Spell learning routine
"Think to Spell" students begin with a spoken word, then write the word, and finally read the word.

Students who are taught the Johnny Can Spell
learning routine called "Think to Spell"
become natural readers and writers.

**"The brain needs this code—spelling—because without it you can neither read nor write. Spelling knowledge literally ignites the reading circuitry and drives the reading process."**

Teachers, this post is as meaningful in the classroom
as it is for the homeschool setting.

Do you want to lift student reading and writing levels?
Use the Johnny Can Spell approach to integrate phonics and spelling using Alice Nine's "Think to Spell" learning routine.