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 …
Fluency Reading Strategies
Do you have a student that can decode accurately, but reads slowly? If so, your student may need to read more leveled texts. This is the only proven tactic of all the reading fluency strategies. It is …
Silent e Worksheet
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 …
Teaching a Beginning Reader
A beginning reader should read phonics stories in a certain way. Beginners need to learn that they're reading a breakable code and that this code can be blended together to create words. Let's say a …
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 …
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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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 …
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How to Teach Your Child To Read Short a Words
Do you have a child in Kindergarten that needs to learn to blend sounds together? With just a few activities, you can teach your child to read short a words. Some children struggle tremendously with …
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Short a Activity- Design Donuts
Did your student just learn letter sounds? If so, it's time to start decoding short a words. Short a says a_ as in apple. Some sample short a words include: hat, rat, bat, Dan, Tam... etc. How many …