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 … [Read more...]
Teaching the VCe Syllable Pattern
Clip the Magic e and Flip the Magic e are two of my favorite activities for introducing the VCe syllable pattern (aka Magic e). The rule for this pattern is when an "e" is found at the end of a base word, the vowel makes its long sound and the "e" is silent. Often we introduce … [Read more...]
Phonemic Awareness FREEBIE!
Phonemic Awareness! The research is very clear regarding the relationship between phonological/ phonemic awareness skills and later reading achievement. Children need to have an appreciation of how sounds can be put together to create words. It is critically … [Read more...]
Teaching the Vowel Sounds of Y
Vowel Sounds Of The Letter Y There are so many phonics rules! Amazingly, most of our little ones are able to break the code and become fluent readers. After students learn the letters and sounds of the alphabet, we kind of rock their world a bit by teaching them that certain … [Read more...]
Apple Themed CVC Word Activities
Apple Themed CVC Activities These adorable little apple-themed CVC activities are perfect for teaching students to read consonant vowel consonant words. The CVC word slider and early literacy bundle make perfect additions for your fall learning centers. Fun CVC Word … [Read more...]
Dab It! Phonics Games and Activities
Fun Phonics Learning Games! Need a fresh idea for a fun phonics learning games? I just absolutely LOVE the Dab It! game. It's always amazing that something so simple can be so engaging. All you need to do is print the template you'd like to use and grab a few bingo … [Read more...]
Apple Themed Alphabet Activities
Apple Themed Alphabet Activities Fall is just around the corner and it's time to pull out all those apple themed alphabet activities! The Beginning Sound Apple Match activity is perfect for introducing the letters and sounds of the alphabet. See below for the many … [Read more...]
Phoneme Grapheme Mapping Resources
Shortly after students learn the letters and sounds of the alphabet, we introduce the concept that many vowels and consonant sounds can be spelled in different ways. Let's take the /f/ sound for example. Most of the time the /f/ sound is spelled with "f" as in the words "fan", … [Read more...]
Teaching the k/ck Spelling Rule – Games and Activities!
Teaching k/ck spelling rule can be fun When teaching k/ck spelling rule use these activities to make it fun and easy! The spelling rule for the final /k/ sound is as follows: When the /k/ sound is at the end of a word it can be spelled with either the letter "k" or the … [Read more...]
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