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Are you looking for reading comprehension worksheets for kindergarten? Sometimes kindergartners struggle with reading comprehension due to poor fluency (reading speed). Slow reading can be …
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Are you looking for silent e activities for your kindergartners or 1st graders? I'll link to posts that offer free printable silent e activities. Silent e is also called magic e, bossy e, final e and …
Decodable readers are a type of phonics-based text designed to help kids learn to read. They are effective because they gradually introduce the most common phonics sounds. Some educators have been …
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There are several essential pre-reading skills that a child needs to know before he reads his first book. A child needs to: There are many phonics units a child needs to learn in k-1. Letters …
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Decodable texts encourage kids to sound out words. They help develop decoding skills, the foundation of a successful reader. What is Decoding? Decoding is the ability to read a word …
