When Ryan was 5 years old, he didn't know letter sounds. He also couldn't blend 3 letter words like ham, fin and get. His peers were reading short vowel kindergarten books. Ryan knew he was behind. He …
Research Based Strategies for Teaching Sight Words
For struggling readers, learning sight words can be challenging. You may have reviewed "there, were, was...etc." across several lessons only to realize that your student still doesn't recognize them. …
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Sight Word Practice Worksheets (Dump Truck Fun)
Are you teaching sight words? You should start teaching sight words when you begin teaching the phonics sounds systematically. Sight words are common, especially in early books. They do not follow the …
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Free Printable Sight Word Worksheets
Sight words break the phonetic code. As a result, kids need to memorize sight words. Struggling readers often have difficulty memorizing sight words. To help them, be sure to introduce words …
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Fall Printable Sight Word Activities
In these Fall printable sight word activities, kids can learn sight words and color in the apple tree. Last week, I offered 1st grade sight words. This week, you can print a kindergarten sight word …
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Common Sight Words for 1st Graders
I love the Fall, the time of year full of vibrant colors, cool breezes and an angle of the sun that seems to make everything glisten. I thought it’d be fun for kids to practice sight words with a Fall …
ck Digraph Story- The Stuck Truck (FREE)
Is your kindergartner learning the ck digraph? Ck Is a consonant digraph, or two or more letters that make one sound. Consonant digraphs differ from consonant blends. For example, consonant blends are …
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What Should My Child Know Before First Grade?
First grade is one of the most important years of school. Traditionally, we think of Junior High or High School as the place where kids learn the real valuable stuff. However, a child’s performance in …
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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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Sight Words PDF with Sunflowers
Most, if not all, online sight word lists contain hundreds of decodable words. You may feel like you’re getting a deal when you print a 1,000 word sight word list for free, and start drilling your …