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When parents work with their struggling reader, lessons can get tense. Jacob was a struggling reader in 2nd grade. He loathed reading lessons and when his dad tried to sit him down at their kitchen …
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When you teach your k-2 student how to decode, you should also include a spelling activity. If you're anything like most educators, you constantly need primary paper, so I've included a free printable …
Kids learn how to spell while they are learning how to read. Reading is decoding, while spelling is encoding. For beginners, reading tends to be easier than spelling, since spelling requires the …
Generally, kids learn the oo phonics sound after they've mastered short vowels and long vowels. Oo says /oo/ as in moon and /oo/ as in book. When you teach a new phonics sounds, be sure to review old …
When I worked as a reading interventionist, I was baffled to find how few resources are available for k-2 struggling readers. As I taught kids that were far below grade level in reading, I realized …
Are you at home with your kids worried about their reading struggles? Currently, we're offering our entire printable phonics books library for FREE. There is a payment option, so if you want to pay, …
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Phonemic awareness activities should be simple. If your student is ever confused by the directions, then it's not a good activity. Phonemic awareness is an awareness of discrete sounds and the …
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Sight words are common words that break the phonetic code. They are used frequently and make up about 60% of the written language. Although they are commonly used, they are a tiny fraction of all the …
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Do you have a child in Kindergarten that needs to learn to blend sounds together? With just a few activities, you can teach your child to read short a words. Some children struggle tremendously with …
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Check out this free printable phonics story for beginning readers. Ken the Elf is designed for Kindergartners working on short vowels and consonant digraphs. Make sure your student reads …
