Phonics

FREE Cheat sheet which overviews 34 essential phonological and phonemic awareness skills. These skills are also used in our Phonological & Phonemic Awareness Assessment & Intervention BUNDLE which is 20% off when purchased as a bundle. Click the link above to download the free preview file...

Have a child learning to read? Try this missing sounds reading activity to work on decoding skills. A hands-on, phonics based reading game.

Follow these five steps to teach a child to read. Helpful for parents, homeschoolers, and teachers that are teaching beginning readers.

Phonological Awareness is the basis of all literacy learning. If children understand the building blocks of phonics, they are able to master reading and writing much more quickly and effectively!Included are some guidelines for teaching phonological awareness including; - Phonological Awareness Hierarchy - Teachers Description of Phonological Awareness .

Build phonemic awareness with these blending and segmenting activities! Perfect for teaching phonemic awareness in kindergarten and 1st grade. | phonemic awareness activities | word blends | phonemic awareness worksheets | teaching reading tips | struggling readers | teacher tips | teacher hacks | kindergarten activities | 1st grade reading centers

I fell in a trap this year. I didn't make every minute meaningful for my students. I followed the crowd even when I knew it wasn't working. It was easier for me. Although I was very aware of the ch

Weekly Phonics Routine | Read how phonics went from my most dreaded subject to my favorite thing to teach my first graders!

Goal Setting as Motivation for Words Their Way: Differentiate your Word Study groups (with/out Words Their Way)! This resource is proven to help make your planning, organization, routine & implementation of differentiated Word Study groups much easier! Yo

Have students lay under their tables or desks and reach up to color or draw on paper taped on the bottom of their table/desk...great way to sneak in shoulder and wrist strengthening!

Anyone who knows me, reads this blog, or uses my resources knows that I am passionate about differentiation. I think that is because I grew ...

Bring a word study routine into your elementary classroom or homeschool. See exactly how I make word study with Words Their Way work in my classroom. While the post is geared mostly for your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade upper elementary students - you can also modify the ideas here for your Kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade students. You're going to love how spelling AND writing improves when you students start this word study routine!

What are Bossy R Words? R-Controlled Vowels are often referred to as the "Bossy R" because the r bosses the vowel to change its sound. The vowel and the

This file includes four word sort instruction posters to be used with Words Their Way word sorts. The sorts include: Regular Word Sort, Speed Sort, Blind Sort, and Word Hunt. The instructional posters are useful for students at any level. The sorts could also be conducted with regular spelling wo...

Did you know there are over a dozen spellings for the long ‘a’ vowel sound alone? Help your students learn about the different spelling rules in the English language with these spelling rules made easy poster sets! #TeacherGems

ABC order with long a words and 65 other printable pages to practice long a that are all no prep!!