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 phonics sounds as well. That way, your student will not become weak in old content. In other […]
Phonics Practice Book Beginner pdf
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 there were not enough phonics books for my students. I taught Jeremiah, a 2nd grader that read at the early […]
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Phonemic Awareness Activity for Beginning Readers
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 ability to segment, blend and manipulate them. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound. “Whale,” for example, contains 5 letters, but only 3 […]
Sight Word Tips for Struggling Readers
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 words in English in total. There are about 120 sight words worth memorizing and about 170,000 words in English […]
How to Teach Your Child To Read Short a Words
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 blending sounds. However, even kids that struggle with phonemic awareness (the ability to break apart, manipulate and blend sounds) can […]
Holiday Phonics Story
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 sound-by-sound, since most of the words in the story are decodable: Ken the Elf Happy holidays!
Short a Activity- Design Donuts
Did your student just learn letter sounds? If so, it’s time to start decoding short a words. Short a says a_ as in apple. Some sample short a words include: hat, rat, bat, Dan, Tam… etc. How many words should your beginner read? These students that are at the very beginning of blending words, should […]
A Letter Sound Activity with Interleaving
When kids learn letter sounds, and phonics sounds in general, they benefit from interleaving–a practice in which you mix up material. For example, if t is a new sound, and the student already knows d, m, s, a, then make an activity with all 5 of these letters. Mix them up so the student doesn’t […]
Letter Sound Activity for Beginners
Do you have a student who is learning letter sounds? Encourage beginners by introducing just a handful of sounds at a time. Never bombard your student with a lot of sounds at once. Instead, introduce 2-4 new letter sounds at a time. Also, review old letter sounds each lesson. Here is a free letter sound […]