Becky's Bouquet

UPDATE: Our Kickstarter Campaign is open for contributions! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT. See this post on our Kickstarter page to play the video without the hassles of YouTube. Have you ever wished someone else would dictate words for your student(s)? you could watch someone else dictate words? to see the SWR method applied to words not in the WISE Guide? for a way to spice up a lesson at the end of the week? Here is another type of resource we are planning to make available in the Resource Center at SWRForum.com if we can secure enough funding. If you would like to help choose any or all of the first 20 Challenge Words to be dictated for the Resource Center, head over to our Kickstarter campaign --it begins Friday, April 15th!  Would you please comment below with your feedback? 

UPDATE: Our Kickstarter Campaign is open for contributions! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT. On Friday, April 15th, 2022, when our Kickstarter Campaign goes live--also known as launching--on the right hand side of the campaign page there will be several rewards you may choose from as a thank you for your contribution. The campaign will only be open for 21 days. Most of these rewards are prepaid Premium Memberships to SWRForum.com at the Kickstarter Backer exclusive introductory pricing of $10 per month. A Premium Membership includes full access to the Forum and the Resource Center. * Here is an overview of all the rewards: For a pledge of $10 or more, you may select one month of Prepaid Premium Membership . For a pledge of $30 or more, you may select three months of Prepaid Premium Membership . For a pledge of $60 or more, you may select six months of Prepaid Premium Membership . For a pledge of $110 or more, you may select on...

UPDATE: Our Kickstarter Campaign is open for contributions! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT. After our Kickstarter Campaign has launched (Friday, April 15, 2022) and you have chosen your reward and entered your pledge, you will be able to select from a variety of add-ons . I like to liken these to the plethora of toppings available at a good fro-yo shop. Be a Forum Tester! The first twenty individuals who add this treat will be admitted to the Forum to help us start the conversations and track down the bugs. Be the First Premium Member! If we are able to build the SWR Forum & Resource Center, you could be the First Member to cross the threshold at the Grand Opening! Choose a Challenge Word --or up to twenty! These will be many of the first challenge words dictated on camera for Resource Center videos.  SWR endorsed trainers are offering to meet with you remotely or in person to discuss facets of the SWR method. Rhon...

UPDATE: Our Kickstarter Campaign is open for contributions! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT. See this post on our Kickstarter page . If our minimum funding goal is met and we can build the SWR Forum & Resource Center , this is an activity that we are planning to include in the Resource Center. Visit SWRForum.com  to make your contribution to our Kickstarter campaign on Friday, April 15, 2022! *     *     * Supplies: gameboard (Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, etc.) place markers cards prepared as below How to play: Cards are face down. Players take turns reading a card and moving the number of spaces indicated on the card. If students get to the end of their stacks of cards before reaching the finish line, shuffle, turn them over and use them again! Preparation: Write a phonogram or word on each card as well as a number (1-6 or see tips below). The cards may be prepared for individuals or teams worki...

UPDATE: Our Kickstarter Campaign is open for contributions! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT. Click here to see this post  on our Kickstarter Campaign page. If the funding goal is met to build the SWR Forum & Resource Center , this is one of the resources that will be available there. Alternate Words for the Silent Final E Reference Page

See this post on our Kickstarter page to play the video to avoid YouTube hassles.  Our Kickstarter Campaign is open! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT. Think to Spell: Farm Animals This is a sample of the Think to Spell videos we hope to host in the Resource Center--if we secure enough funding to build the SWR Forum & Resource Center . Please visit our Kickstarter campaign  to make your contribution before May 6, 2022! Did you show this to your students? Let us know what they thought in the comments below!

UPDATE: Our Kickstarter Campaign is open for contributions! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT.   We welcome you to join us for Launch Day Friday, April 15, 2022 This will be the opening day of our fundraiser on Kickstarter  to lay the foundation for the SWR Forum & Resource Center! If 300 people each contribute $30, we will surpass our minimum goal of $8,500. Follow our pre-launch page to receive notification from Kickstarter when we go live. Twenty-one days is a short window so please plan now how you can support this project. At your service, Becky Click on these questions to find the answers on this blog. (Or click here to see all the info in one place on our campaign page.) If you have questions of your own, please ask below in the comments! How will the funds be used? What is Kickstarter? What is the SWR Forum & Resource Center? Will SWRForum.com be different that other current options? What is my ...

UPDATE: Our Kickstarter Campaign is open for contributions! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT. Excellent Question: How do I contribute to help lay the foundation for the  SWR Forum & Resource Center ? Answer: Thank you so much for asking! Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page here. You will receive notification when we launch on April 15, 2022. There will be instructions in that email for where to contribute. The above pre-launch link will also take to you the campaign page for contributions once the campaign is live. Do you have a question about the SWR Forum & Resource Center ? Feel free to ask in the comments below or email me.

UPDATE: Our Kickstarter Campaign is open for contributions! This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Fri, May 6 2022 11:43 AM PDT. See this post on our Kickstarter page . Excellent Question: How will the SWR Forum & Resource Center be different than the SWR support group on FB? Answer: The SWR Forum & Resource Center will reconnect SWR users with author Wanda Sanseri and other trainers who do not participate in FB--much like the former Yahoo Group used to. The Resource Center will host videos, enrichment activities, and more. Everything will be in one place and free of ads. Personally, I don't like the way YouTube has changed so that they can put ads in whatever videos they want to. It really makes me hesitate to show videos on their platform to a class, and especially to children. SWRForum.com will be our private platform that we control so we can use the resources worry-free. Over the twenty years the Yahoo Group existed, Mrs. Sanseri and her train...