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Home Support, Phonics, Reading

Free Alphabet Flashcards for Kindergarten or Intervention

Learning the sounds of the alphabet is an important and key skill to learning to decode. However, learning the ABC’s is not always as easy as 123. It can take a lot of practice, exposure, and time to really solidify the sounds in an emerging reader. Repetition is key to this vital skill. Here are how I use alphabet flashcards…

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Phonics, Reading

Free Printable Digraph Word Lists by Vowel Sounds

Digraph are two letter that make one sound. After learning short vowel words and simple long vowel words, digraph words are the words students often learn next. Here are lists of digraph words organized by vowel sounds for use in your classroom. Scroll to the end of the post to download the free printable lists from my free resource library…

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Phonics, Reading

CVC Short Vowel Word Family Free Printable Word Lists

CVC words, or consonant vowel consonant words, are normally the first words children learn to write and read. These short vowel words include 3 sounds, a beginning sound, a middle vowel sound, and an ending sound. Kindergarten and first grade teachers use CVC words often in reading and writing instruction. However, sometimes coming up with CVC words on the spot,…

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Home Support, Reading

Help Parents Help Their Kids with this Free Word Work Support Guide

Whether your school requires you to send home spelling words, or your students’ parents want to work on sight words, many parents want spelling word and sight word support to help their children learn new words. However, parents often aren’t sure how to support their children. They might feel like the only option is paper and pencil practice or flashcards.…

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