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Structured literacy is a new term (but not a new method) for systematic phonics instruction. This type of reading instruction includes teaching phonics sounds systematically (one at a time), phonemic …
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Kids usually learn r-controlled sounds in first or second grade. These sounds can cause some confusion during spelling activities. For example, if you have your student spell "card," he might …
Are you working on teaching your student the /ing/ ending? Here's a fun /ing/ worksheet your student can read and color: ing Pdf Short Vowels and the /ing/ ending In this worksheet, teach …
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Kids typically learn long vowels in first grade. Long vowels are common vowel patterns and it's important to teach each one explicitly. Often, long vowel sounds are pronounced as the name of the …
There are 44 phonemes in English. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound. “Shop” for example contains 3 phonemes: sh-o-p. If you are new to the subject of phonics, you can pretty much substitute the …
