Kids should learn how to spell while they are learning how to read. Spelling is encoding, while reading is decoding. The two skills are linked, and gains in one area can facilitate gains in the other. …
What is Long o?
Long o is a first grade phonics sound. Kids learn the first long o sound when they learn o_e as in hope. Typically, educators teach the o_e sound with other silent e sounds: a_e as in make, e_ as in …
Why is phonics important?
We are all familiar with phonics. However, parents often can’t identify research-based instruction. Phonics is not enough. In fact, most phonics lessons are so butchered, they are far from …
Silent e Exceptions
Silent e is a common phonics rule. Some silent e words include: skate, gate, hike, pile, poke, cove, cute, rake... etc. The silent e rule also goes by the name of bossy e and magic e. Kids usually …
Quick Literacy Tips for Parents
In k-3, kids should learn to decode. If your child is falling behind, be sure to find an early intervention program through school or on your own. After 3rd grade, decoding lessons are over and kids …
Halloween Phonics Stories
Are you looking for Halloween phonics stories to get your students in the spirit of October? Here are links to 2 free phonics stories, leveled by grade: Halloween phonics story for …
Teaching Phonics & the Stages of Reading
Phonics is the relationship between letters and sounds. Teaching phonics involves: phonemic awareness activitiesexplicitly teaching phonics sounds making and reviewing sound charts sound cards …
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Reading Comprehension in Structured Literacy
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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Teaching r-controlled sounds
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 …
Inflectional Ending /ing/ Worksheet
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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