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Check out our free printable Kindergarten Christmas phonics book, "Ken the Elf." In this phonics story, Ken the elf is worried because he realized he forgot to make a gift for Pam. However, Santa has …
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Silent e is a common phonics rule. Some silent e words include: skate, gate, hike, pile, poke, cove, cute, rake... etc. The silent e rule also goes by the name of bossy e and magic e. Kids usually …
In k-3, kids should learn to decode. If your child is falling behind, be sure to find an early intervention program through school or on your own. After 3rd grade, decoding lessons are over and kids …
If you're wondering how to teach a 6 year old to read, this post will offer you some guidance. By 6 years old, children should know letter sounds. If a 6 year old is in first grade, they should …
Kids start working on r-controlled vowels in late first grade or early 2nd grade. R-controlled vowels include: ar as in shark er as in clerk ir as in swirl ur as in burn or as in …
Are you looking for Halloween phonics stories to get your students in the spirit of October? Here are links to 2 free phonics stories, leveled by grade: Halloween phonics story for …
There are a number of skills students need to master in order to read. Educators can break down the components of reading into subskills, and these subskills are the essence of k-2 literacy …
We just released Reading Elephant Phonics Books Sets 1-5 on Amazon. You can purchase a hardcopy of our first 24 short vowel phonics stories. Simply search for "Reading Elephant Phonics Books" on …
Jada was a 3rd grade student who was behind in reading. The interventions at school weren’t working. I praised her correct answers, thinking, as many American educators and parents, this would help …
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Phonics is the relationship between letters and sounds. Teaching phonics involves: phonemic awareness activitiesexplicitly teaching phonics sounds making and reviewing sound charts sound cards …
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