As an expert reader, you’re brain rips words apart into smaller components so quickly, you’ve ceased to recognize phonics rules. You can’t recall what they are. Or how you learned them in the first …
How Much Should a First Grader Read Each Day?
Greg was a first grader that didn’t like reading. He was behind his peers, and he was discouraged. In order to cope, he avoided reading. He cried before school. When the teacher asked him to read, he …
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ai and ay Phonics Printable (FREE)
In this post, I offer a free ai and ay phonics printable, and answer the question: is English spelling really all that irregular? In this ai game, kids can review and practice ai and ay phonics. …
ai and ay words with FREE Games
Is your student learning ai and ay words phonics? In this post, there are TWO free printable activities that can help your student master ai and ay words (Scroll down for the pdf links). What do these …
Long Vowel Stories (FREE printable)
Are you looking for long vowel stories? After kids read short vowel stories they shift over to long vowel stories that include sounds like ea as in “beach” and ow as in “snow.” Long vowel stories …
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Phonics Letters and Sounds to Review
If you have a struggling reader, teach them how to read using sound cards. To master phonics letters and sounds, students need to see each unit individually. If they learn to recognize phonetic units …
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ai Words Phonics (with Free Printable Book)
Ron was in the second grade and was significantly behind in reading. Though he could stumble through some words, he lacked a lot of phonetic knowledge. Ron’s mom wasn’t sure how he fell so far behind. …
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Learn Phonetics With Fun Phonics Stories
I am happy to offer my phonics stories collection, which includes 20 individual stories. I specifically designed these stories to help struggling readers. They gradually progress in difficulty, …
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Decodable Blueberry Pie Recipe
Blueberries are everywhere right now so… why not make blueberry pie with a decodable recipe kids can read?! Kids are often excited to use their reading skills to accomplish something in the real …
Phonics & The Educational Neuroscience
Many researchers have compared whole language and phonics. One of the most striking experiments was done by Bruce McCandliss, a professor of Education at Stanford University. McCandliss is part of an …
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