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Phonics for primary school is important and can help all children become independent readers. Some kids need a step-by-step approach to learning to read. Most children begin saying letter sounds first …
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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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It may not feel like summer, but most kids are no longer doing virtual learning activities. As an educator, you may want to know how to maintain the progress your k-2 student(s) have made during the …
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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 …
We're so excited to release Set 14: the oo/ew phonics stories. Set 14 introduces /oo/ as in moon, /oo/ as in wood and /ew/ as in new. Set 14 allows kids to review all previous phonics sounds (outlined …
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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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Phonemic awareness is the ability to segment, blend and manipulate sounds. A phonemically aware student, for example, can answer "What are the sounds in Sam?" by stretching out the sounds: …
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