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I've written a festive Halloween kindergarten phonics story called Pam's Pumpkin. It includes short vowel words and consonant digraph words. There are some sight words in the story including: have, …
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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 …
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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When is your student ready to read decodable books for beginners? Reading Elephant has printable decodable books that walk kids through each sound, but first, kids need to be able to identify most …
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Phonemic awareness activities should be simple. If your student is ever confused by the directions, then it's not a good activity. Phonemic awareness is an awareness of discrete sounds and the …
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Accuracy rates are important in reading instruction, because they help educators level materials. If a child is reading below his level, he's not learning. If he's reading above his level, he gets …
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Are your students learning to read 2-syllable ing words like hoping, tapping, sailing...etc? With these word types, kids need to learn to decipher the first vowel. Why does the o in hoping say …
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In many English-speaking countries, people are not convinced that kids need phonics instruction. The media continues to promote stories that whole language—a method that encourages guessing, looking …
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Do you have a struggling reader? Many kids do not receive research-based instruction in school. As a result, so many children struggle with reading. If you want to help your struggling reader, be sure …
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The most effective silent e worksheets pdf include both short vowel and silent e words. In this post, I offer a silent e worksheet that can help kids master the e at the end rule. I went with a winter …
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