Every reading educator needs cvc word lists to prepare phonics lessons. Do you ever find yourself scouring the web for these lists? Now you can find thorough cvc word lists in one place. To help kids …
Basic Sight Words for Kindergarten
Kindergartners needs to learn to read sound-by-sound. At first, kindergartners learn letter sounds and short vowels. These basic phonics sounds help kids decode cvc words like cat, met, dig and mop. …
New Research Suggests Negative Impact of Reading Recovery Program
Is your school using Reading Recovery? Is your child's school using Reading Recovery? Reading Recovery is one of the most popular reading intervention programs in the country. Emily Hanford highlights …
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Short Vowel Worksheet
Kids learn short vowels in Kindergarten. In this FREE printable short vowel worksheet, kids can practice reading short vowel words sound-by-sound. Have your kindergartner first say the sounds in order …
Early Signs of Dyslexia
One of the early signs of dyslexia is reading failure. Even with research-based phonics instruction, dyslexic kids struggle to read. Without phonics instruction, however, dyslexic children may not …
Inflectional Ending ing Printable Books
Reading elephant inflectional ending ing printable books are now available! For our new set of printable books, check out our shop. We've released Series 16. With our new books, kids can …
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Spelling and Phonics Student Writing Sample
Did you know you can analyze a student's writing sample and get a lot of information on what phonics sounds she needs to work on? In this blog, I'll take a closer look at spelling and phonics by …
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Advocating for your Struggling Reader
Maybe your child is near the end of first grade. You see that he doesn’t know how to decode many single-syllable words like “bland,” “cope,” “strain” or “leap.” He struggles to read even beginning …
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Systematic and Explicit Phonics Instruction
Systematic and explicit phonics instruction is the most effective method for teaching children how to read. The reading and cognitive science research prove that systematic, explicit phonics is …
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Explicit Phonics vs Implicit Phonics
Research is conclusive. Explicit phonics instruction is the most effective, reliable way to teach a child to read. Explicit means the instruction is direct. The child does not have to "guess" at words …
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