Learn the basics about spelling rules in English! As a bonus, we include links to lots of freebies to help teach and reinforce the specific spelling rules you’re working on. Read, learn, and grab your free printables! Why Teach Spelling Rules? Research rooted in the Science of Reading says that systemic, explicit instruction is necessary…
Get 10 FREE CVC Word Building Puzzles! These build-a-word printable puzzles are an engaging, mulit-sensory activity for young readers to practice short vowel sounds, initial sounds, and final letter sounds! 🧩 Why We Love It There are so many reasons to love these FREE CVC word puzzle printables! They are an engaging, multi-sensory activity to…
Picture labeling is an excellent activity to use with young writers learning to spell. Get 6 FREE label-the-picture worksheets that follow Science of Reading procedures. Kids will have a blast while they tap the sounds, map the letters, spell and read the words, and then color the pictures! 💗 Why We Love It Labeling pictures…
Learn how to teach the 6 types of context clues with examples of each one. This is an essential strategy for understanding and learning new vocabulary! Get a fun and free mini-book that clearly shows the different types of context clues, signal words, and examples for your students to use! What Are Context Clues? Context…
Get a FREE anchor chart focused on context clues. Your students will use this resource to help them learn the meaning of unknown words they come across during reading, leading to deeper comprehension. Read all about the different types of context clues and download your own free anchor chart below! 🕵🏽♀️ All About Context Clues…
Get a FREE Science of Reading aligned ‘All About Me’ worksheet to use with your students. This printable requires kids to tap into important phonological awareness skills like rhyming, syllable awareness, alliteration, and phonemic awareness, all while getting to share about themselves! Get your free worksheet below. 💗 Why We Love It We LOVE creating…
Kids and teachers alike LOVE this fun, free, no-prep Phonological Awareness Game! It gets them up, engaged, and chatting with friends, while testing out their phonological awareness and phonics skills. The name game includes prompts that will challenge their rhyming, onset-rime, alliteration, syllable awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics knowledge! 👂🏻 Why Focus on Phonological Awareness?…
Learn the spelling generalizations for the /k/ sound and when to use C vs. K! Teaching this rule will be easy with the information and FREE printable resources! Download our helpful anchor chart and a practice worksheet to help your students become proficient spellers with C and K. Beginning /K/ Sound Rule for C or…
Grab this free printable poster to promote the Science of Reading & morphology with your colleagues and students. Download your poster, then print and display it to brighten up your classroom or office space! ➕ Why Morphology? As kids progress in their knowledge of phonics, they can begin to move from “learning to read” to…
Get excellent ideas and practical tips for multimodal approaches to literacy instruction. These strategies will be sure to engage students and make your OG (Orton-Gillingham) literacy lessons fun and meaningful! Why Make OG Lessons Fun? According to P. Montgomery’s A Principals Primer for Raising Reading Achievement (2013), the majority of students need repeated exposures to…