Kids learn how to spell while they are learning how to read. Reading is decoding, while spelling is encoding. For beginners, reading tends to be easier than spelling, since spelling requires the ability to segment sounds and remember the symbol that correlates with each sound. The strategies you use on kindergarten spelling lists can help […]
oo Phonics Stories- A Hoot, Redwood Trees & More
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 in Sets 1-13), including, short vowels, consonant digraphs, consonant blends and long vowels. See below for a […]
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 […]
Getting started on decodable books for beginners
When is your student ready to read decodable books for beginners? Reading Elephant has printable decodable books that walk kids through each sound, but first, kids need to be able to identify most letter sounds and do some phonemic awareness activities. Here is a guide to getting your student started on decodable books: Teach kids […]
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 […]
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