Have you started using Science of Reading strategies in your French classroom? Or maybe you’re thinking about doing so? Either way, there are some very basic concepts you might want to fully understand before diving deep in courses and books about SoR (and spending on resources that say they are SOR-aligned, but really aren’t…) Think […]

End of the Year/Summer Themed Riddle Word Ladder | Phonics Word Work | Multisyllabic Review SCIENCE OF READING ALIGNED These word ladders are great for building students' decoding, phonics, phonemic awareness, spelling, and vocabulary skills. They will effectively keep first, second, and third graders engaged as they build word awareness. 2 Word Ladders Skills included: short vowels, long vowels, blends, digraphs, suffixes, multisyllabic words CHECK OUT OUR ALL YEAR LADDER BUNDLE Phonics Riddle Word Ladders

Have you ever wondered about the difference between phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics? They sound similar, but aren't...

Decoding drills for building fluency helps students apply phonics skills when reading. Perfect warm ups and a great tracking tool, too.

Several years back all the K-6 and special education teachers in our districts participated in the Language Essentials for Teachers of Language and Spelling (LETRS) training. One of the beginning sessions introduced the the five key areas of reading instruction proposed by the National Reading Panel. Phonemic awareness and phonics are two of these components. […]

Learn about high quality decodable books and how decodable books will help your beginning reader learn phonics.

Play a fun movement game and help your child learn phonemic awareness at the same time by playing the Sit or Stand: A Phonemic Awareness Game

Phonemic awareness is an important pre-reading skill. Phonemic awareness is understanding that words are made up of individual sounds.

Fun and engaging phonics partner games that help students practice decoding two-syllable words. These partner games are designed to give students extra practice decoding compound and multisyllabic words.

Fun and engaging phonics partner games that help students practice decoding two-syllable words. These partner games are designed to give students extra practice decoding compound and multisyllabic words.

Looking to work on Phonological Awareness in your speech room? Then you need to snag this Grab N' Go resource! The Phonological Awareness Resource is EVIDENCE-BASED and includes the following: Syllable Identification, Phoneme Matching & Identification, Rhyming, Blending & Segmenting, Phoneme Substitution, and Phoneme Addition & Deletion. All task cards have VISUAL ANSWER CHOICES and are numbered to easily take data on the provided data sheets. Each set of cards can be used for on-the-go therapy, RTI, centers, and in-class therapy sessions. Students can use magnetic chips, bingo daubers, play-doh, or dry-erase markers to choose the correct answers. The provided data sheets allow for easy progress monitoring throughout the year. The black and white flashcards along with a parent/guardian letter are ideal for homework and carryover. WHAT IS INCLUDED: Evidence-Based Practice information Phonological Awareness Poster (Color & B/W): Print and display or use as a visual prompt during sessions 54 Syllable Identification: 1, 2, and 3 syllable words 54 Phoneme Matching: Initial, Medial, and Final positions of words 54 Phoneme Identification: Initial, Medial, and Final positions of words 36 Rhyming Matching & Identification 54 Blending & Segment Sounds: CVC, CVCC, and CCVC words 54 Blending & Segmenting Syllables: 2, 3, and 4 syllable words 36 Phoneme Substitution: Initial, Medial, and Final positions of words 42 Phoneme Addition & Deletion: Initial & Final positions of words for Addition & Final position of words for Deletion Card covers for each card set Binder cover A Parent/Guardian letter 8 No Prep (B&W) sheets: can be used as a NO PREP option or as homework 5 Data sheets to monitor progress all year long ___________________________________________________________________ **There are THREE WAYS to prep and organize this resource!**  OPTION 1: Store task cards on a binder ring or in a photo case OPTION 2: Put pages in page protectors & assemble in a binder OPTION 3: NO-PREP option using an iPad or computer ___________________________________________________________________ ⭐️ Need more Grab n' Go resources? CLICK HERE to see them all! ⭐️ If you loved this resource, be sure to leave a review! For every TPT review you leave, you earn free shopping credits to use on future purchases. Be sure to follow my TPT shop to be notified when new products go live! Thank you so much for your support! Kristine Live Love Speech If you need any support with this product or any of my TPT resources, please be sure to leave a Q&A on the product listing so I can support you the best I can.

Alphabet Mouth Photo Cards | Articulation Photos with Real Photos   ❤️ Use these cards to model the mouth formations for the 44 phonemes. Each card has a full color mouth photo with diverse kindergarten students and the grapheme they represent.   Get this resource as part of a bundle too: Alphabet Printables with Mouth […]

Phonics skills are like secret codes that unlock the magical world of reading! They play a crucial role in early literacy development by showing students the incredible relationship between sounds and letters. Once they grasp this connection, a whole universe of words becomes accessible, transforming them into confident and

Learn how to use decodable passages in guided reading in kindergarten and first grade. Then, use the FREE decodable passages to get started.

For students struggling with blending and segmenting, extra support is needed! This post outlines a teaching sequence and introduces a specific resource to help.

Phonics instruction can be tricky for older students. When I taught first grade it was a natural part of our guided reading time. The lower level text allowed for more opportunities to incorporate phonics instruction. My third grade students desperatly NEED phonics instruction. They need to work on the same skills my firsties did, but at a higher level. As a result of this need, Phonics for BIG KIDS was born. There are four components to our phonics routine: Assessment, Word Work Lesson, Interactive Notebook & Game. Below you will find a short blurb about each component of instruction. Assessment Prior to beginning instruction, I give each student in my group a quick assessment. It is a list of 30 words that focus on the specific skill that we will be focusing on. This gives me a baseline to track their progress. At the end of the week I give them the assessment again to track progress. Word Work Lesson At the beginning of the word work lesson I give each student their laminated “Working with Words” mat and the word parts needed. I laminate this mat to use it as a dry erase board. I follow the script, “Find the word parts to create the word ________.” After they create the word, they then match it to the picture and write the word with a dry erase marker on their mat. I do that for all eight words. I also put students in small groups where they each take a turn pretending to be the “teacher”. Interactive Notebook I love incorporating interactive notebooks into my instruction. It is a great way to reinforce what we just practiced. There are three interactive notebook activities included for each skill. Games The demonstration cards are used to provide an example for each word included in the lesson. You could also use these cards for sorting, playing memory, Go Fish, etc. I use them for many more things that just demonstrating, depending on the level of students that I am working with. I would LOVE to see how you do phonics with your big kids. Tag me on Instagram @thecrazyschoolteacher with the hashtag #phonicsforBIGKIDS.

My students absolutely adore our (beanie baby) Reading Friends and poster set! As I introduce the many reading strategies at the beginning of the year I always have a little help from our “Reading Friends”. Our reading buddies help the students focus on becoming good […]

I am pretty excited to share with you something I have been working on all summer! As a first grade teacher, I have had parents tell me t...

Unlock the secrets of reading success: blending and segmenting. Explore how these skills fuel confident readers now!

We are doing first grade phonics now. Get ready to learn and do all of the activities I think everyone will enjoy!

The ability to separate the sounds of a word is called “phoneme segmentation”. It’s a critical skill in both learning to read and write. By six and a half/seven years of age students should be able to tell you the sounds in a word. So, for example, if given the word “cat”, the student should […]

Free onset and rime phonics center for primary students. Students practice blending together real and nonsense words and record on the sheet available.

Our Step 1 Workbook is a fun and colorful workbook designed to introduce and reinforce five letters sounds: m, s, t, a, f and other essential skills. The workbook is 94 pages long and has been carefully crafted to introduce and reinforce five letter sounds and other essential skills to begin preparing students to read Max and The Fab Cab. This workbook includes activities such as handwriting practice, phonemic awareness tasks, spelling exercises, reading exercises, coloring pages, and interactive games. Please keep in mind that this workbook only introduces some of the sounds needed to read the decodable books in the Off We Go! series. We recommend purchasing our Step 2 Workbook with this product to ensure that Max and The Fab Cab are truly decodable. The workbook page instructions for educators or parents can be found in the back of the book.

Decodable reading passages are a great way to teach phonics skills to first graders while also increasing reading comprehension and fluency.

Beanie Baby Reading Strategies are an effective approach for decoding, but the success depends on how they're taught. These 5 simple steps will ensure that students are successful with the strategies.

Phonics Fluency Poems This packet of phonics poems for CVC and short vowel words are a useful tool for guided reading and fluency practice. The poems are organized by word family. The passages are perfect to use to develop fluency, phonics skills, vocabulary and sight word knowledge. Digital versions for both Seesaw and Google Slides are included. Each of the passages include decodable words and common sight words. There are poems included for the following word families: Short A: (-at, -ap, -an, -ad, -ag, -am, -ab) Short E: (-ed, -en, -et, -eg) Short I: (-id, -ig, -in, -ip, -it) Short O: (-ob, -og, -op, -ot) Short U: (-ug, -un, -ut, -ub, -um) These poems are provided in 3 different formats: 1. Full Page - Use these as they are or create a binder folder out of them. 2. Half Page Version - Laminate and use a binder ring to create a flip book. Alternatively, print individual books for students. 3. Digital Version - Both a SeeSaw and Google Slides version is included. How Can You Use Them? - Distance Learning - Independent Work - Guided Reading - EAL/EAS Students - Interventions - Homework Reading - Literacy Centers - Special Education They will help develop: - Sight Word Knowledge - Phonics Skills - Vocabulary - Fluency Both a USA and AUS/UK version is included. ♥♥♥ Follow me to be the first to hear about FREEBIES and updates ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ Earn TPT Credits when you leave feedback ♥♥♥ I welcome and appreciate any feedback, comments or suggestions. You may also contact me on [email protected]

Kinder League is here to save the day! We have created a CA Benchmark Advance, extensions activities unit complete with 4 components. This unit includes the following resources; Oral Language, High Frequency words, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Blending, and Decodable Practice, that is compatible ...

Phonics fluency notebooks are one of my favorite literacy activities for teaching students to read with fluency and comprehension. I...

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Learn strategies for how to teach phonics to preschoolers for early reading, letter identification, phonemic awareness, and decoding.

Today I am happy to announce that I have FINALLY finished up a complete collection of ALL of the hand motion posters to supplement the Mic...

Access a set of 6 free Science of Reading Downloads. Decodable word posters, phoneme-grapheme mapping mats, and more.