Materials Organization:

1. I use a plastic file cube to store all of my Dolch materials.  One hanging folder for each Dolch list will hold all of the game and practice materials. Add a 2nd hanging file for each Dolch list to hold flashcard sheets to give to a student when he/she moves to a new Dolch list.  The student takes this list home for practice. Keep your record binder in the cube too.
2. It is helpful to print the materials for each list in a particular color.  So---you'll need to choose 11 different colors or variations of colors.  This makes it easy to get stray flashcards and other materials back into the correct folder. You can cut construction paper to 8.5 x 11 inches and run it through your computer printer.
3. I laminate or use clear contact paper on the flashcards.  Laminate or contact the whole sheet before cutting.
4. Gameboards, bingo cards, Roll, Say, Keep etc. can be laminated or placed in plasic sleeves.  Three whole punched plastic sleeves are very cheap at Costco.  They are actually a much cheaper and a faster way to protect the gameboards.
5. Give each student a practice booklet to keep in his her desk or book box.  The student brings the booklet to testing sessions.  The teacher can write helpful hints in the booklet for the student and "stamp, star or sticker" completed lists.
6. Place your file cube next to the area where you test.

Record Keeping: See details on record keeping page.

1. Maintain a pocketed binder for student and class records.
2. Store testing lists and or testing flashcards in the pocket of the binder,
3. Maintain individual records, a class graph, and a status of the class.

Testing

1. Test each student every week or two.  They will "bug" you to test them.  I grab a couple of minutes here and there for testing: during SSR, during an art project, while at the computer lab or library etc.  I don't have a regular testing time built into my schedule.
2. I prefer to do my own testing so I can observe errors and help the student by giving little individual mini lessons.  If you use an aide or volunteer to test, make sure you demonstrate to them how you want your testing done.  You are seeking automaticity with the words.  If the student takes more than a count to 5 to read the word, he doesn't know the word well enough.