The Changing Rule (Y to I Rule) + Free Printable
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The Changing Rule (Y to I Rule) + Free Printable

ByKatie

Learn all about the Changing Rule with step-by-step teaching instructions. Plus, grab a free printable to make teaching and practicing this rule simple and effective! All About the Changing Rule The Changing Rule is a key spelling rule to teach your students—it really makes a difference in their spelling success!  That’s because the rule helps students understand how to spell words that end in Y correctly when a suffix is added.  ➡️ Changing Rule: If a word ends with a consonant+y, change the y to i before adding a suffix (as long as the suffix does not start with the letter i). When to Use the Changing Rule Let’s…

CVC Word Booklets for Reading Fluency – 5 FREE Printables!
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CVC Word Booklets for Reading Fluency – 5 FREE Printables!

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Get 5 CVC Word Booklets for practice reading and blending words with short vowels! There are 40 word cards in total to practice connected phonation, plus a cover page for each short vowel with anchor picture. Why We Love It These booklets were created with research in mind! They support phonemic awareness and decoding in a fun and engaging way. They help students blend individual phonemes (beginning, middle, and ending sounds)…

What Is the Alphabetic Principle?
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What Is the Alphabetic Principle?

ByKatie

To help your students build a strong foundation to become confident readers and spellers, start with the alphabetic principle! It’s the key to connecting sounds and letters. Learn what the alphabetic principle is, why it matters, and get six simple, effective ways to teach it. What Is the Alphabetic Principle? ➡️ Academic Definition: The Alphabetic…

-An Word Family Worksheets: 7 FREE Printables!
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-An Word Family Worksheets: 7 FREE Printables!

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Get tons of information and printable worksheets to help you teach the -an word family! Find out why the vowel sounds a little whiny, and get 7 engaging no-prep printables to help kids master the concept! Teaching Info The term “word families” refers to groups of words that share the same rime—meaning they have the same vowel…

What Is Nasalized A (Whiny A)?
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What Is Nasalized A (Whiny A)?

ByKatie

Have you noticed a slight difference in the short A sound in words like can and jam? That subtle shift is called the nasalized A. Learn what nasalized A is, why it matters, and how to teach it clearly and confidently in your classroom. What Is Nasalized A? We explicitly teach our youngest students that the letter A represents…

-Am Word Family Worksheets: 7 FREE Printables!
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-Am Word Family Worksheets: 7 FREE Printables!

ByKatie

Get 7 FREE printable -am Word Family Worksheets for young readers! These materials are designed to help kindergarteners develop essential phonics skills through a variety of engaging, research-backed, multimodal activities. Teaching Info Mastering word families helps students see common patterns and sounds in words. But what are word families? They’re groups of words that look…

Long U Worksheets: 5 Free Printables
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Long U Worksheets: 5 Free Printables

ByKatie

Get five FREE Long U worksheets, each targeting different skills and reinforcing the two sounds and different spellings of Long U. Your students will master Long U with these worksheets! The Sounds of Long U Long vowel sounds are very common sounds in English words. We teach kids that long vowel graphemes (spellings) say their…

Decodable Compound Word Puzzles – FREE Printables!
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Decodable Compound Word Puzzles – FREE Printables!

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Get 18 FREE printable Decodable Compound Word Puzzles! Students read and match the words to create a compound word and complete the rainbow! Students will better understand compound words and build confidence in reading multisyllabic words. Why We Love It These printable puzzles help introduce young students to the concept of compound words, an important…

Build a Sentence Worksheets – FREE Printables!
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Build a Sentence Worksheets – FREE Printables!

ByKatie

Get these FREE printable Build a Sentence Worksheets with scaffolds for students to practice syntax and building sentences in an engaging way! Kids will learn to identify and properly order the subject, predicate, and object of a sentence. Why We Love It These worksheets are a great activity to use alongside early lessons in sentence…

Best Spelling Strategies for Effective Teaching
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Best Spelling Strategies for Effective Teaching

ByKatie

Want to help your students become confident spellers? Learn SEVEN powerful spelling strategies for effective teaching! These research-backed techniques are easy to implement, helping students master spelling tricky words with confidence and accuracy. Teaching Spelling Strategies English is a morphophonemic language, which is just a fancy way of saying that word spellings are influenced by…