Are you looking for phonemic awareness activities? Phonemic awareness is an essential k-2 skill and it's the greatest predictor of reading success. Teachers should include phonemic awareness …
Sounding Out Words and Why Kids Struggle
Your student is in Kindergarten. He knows letter sounds. Yet, when he tries to string letters together to form a word, he forgets the first or middle sound. “H-aaaa-t… um does that say hit?” he says. …
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How long should a Kindergartner read each day?
Kindergartners can begin reading phonics books after they know most letter sounds. They can string letter sounds together to read short a words like, "Sam, cat, tap, can, bat...etc." Kindergartners …
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Simple Summer Reading Activities for Kindergarten
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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Kindergarten Spelling Lists
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 …