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I’m excited to share a free silent e decodable text. Simply click on the link "Silent e Book" to download. My silent e decodable text, just like all my phonics books, is systematic, meaning sounds are …
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In this post, I’m offering a free silent e printable story. The silent e story is about a girl, Sun, that’s celebrating Chinese New Year with her family. If you’re teaching the silent e pattern and …
Are you looking for sight word activities for first grade? Sight words break the phonetic code in some way. For example, while the “wh” in “where” is phonetic, the “ere” component isn’t. Students …
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Are you looking for long vowel stories? After kids read short vowel stories they shift over to long vowel stories that include sounds like ea as in “beach” and ow as in “snow.” Long vowel stories …
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See below for a free Christmas phonics book for first graders. The attached book includes long vowel sounds, the cornerstone of first grade phonics. Christmas phonics activities are lots of fun, and …
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If you have a struggling reader, you might wonder if he’s dyslexic. One of the major signs of dyslexia is poor phonological processing, or struggles with manipulating sound. However, whether a child …
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Ron was in the second grade and was significantly behind in reading. Though he could stumble through some words, he lacked a lot of phonetic knowledge. Ron’s mom wasn’t sure how he fell so far behind. …
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Long ee words phonics can be relatively easy for kids to master, since ee is in common words like “see” and “bee.” However, many struggling readers take longer to master ea words phonics. Learning ea …
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Blueberries are everywhere right now so… why not make blueberry pie with a decodable recipe kids can read?! Kids are often excited to use their reading skills to accomplish something in the real …
Short a games for Kindergarten are a fun way to introduce students to reading and spelling. In early Kindergarten, students focus on short vowel sounds. If you want your student to read in early …
