Reading Elephant released 10 new consonant digraph books to our series. Kids usually learn consonant digraphs in kindergarten. Reading Elephant consonant digraph books systematically introduce the …
Consonant Digraph Words
Kids learn to read consonant digraph words in kindergarten. First, beginners learn short vowels: a_ (as in words like hat, Pam), i_ (as in him, sit), o_ (as in hot, mop), u_ (as in run, bug), and …
Chunking as a Sight Word Strategy
Kids need to learn to read and spell sight words. These are words that break the phonetic code in some way. For example, "there" is a sight word, because although the /th/ and /r/ sounds are regular, …
Halloween Kindergarten Phonics Story
I've written a festive Halloween kindergarten phonics story called Pam's Pumpkin. It includes short vowel words and consonant digraph words. There are some sight words in the story including: have, …
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Kindergarten Phonics Sounds
If you have a Kindergarten student, you might wonder what she's supposed to learn this year in reading. By the end of the year, what phonics sounds should your student know? In this post, I’ll outline …