Kids usually learn the silent e sound towards the end of Kindergarten or beginning of first grade, depending on your state and district standards. Silent e is a significant milestone, because for the …
Short a Phonics Words
Kids work on reading short a phonics words in early Kindergarten. They are the first words kids need to master. Some short a phonics words include: mat, Sam, fan, fat, ran, yak, tap, mat, Pat, …
R-Controlled Reading Passages
I'm so excited to release Reading Elephant Series 15, the r-controlled reading passages. These stories introduce ar, er/ir/ur, and or phonics sounds. The stories introduce r-controlled sounds …
Short Vowel Word List pdf
Beginning Kindergartners first start reading short vowel words. To teach using systematic phonics instruction, gradually introduce one short vowel at a time (a_ as in apple, i_ as in igloo, o_ as in …
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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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 …
Cognitive Science and Early Reading Instruction
Nearly everyone we know can read. We assume reading comes naturally. When we send our children off to school, we assume they will learn to read with ease, and we hardly give any thought at all to the …
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Teaching the ing Inflectional Ending
At first, kids learn to read single-syllable words. Once they've mastered these word types, they move on to learn the ing inflectional ending. Janice was a 3rd grader that could not read ing …
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How to Avoid Frustration During Reading Lessons
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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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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