Open & Closed Syllable Houses: Free Printables
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Open & Closed Syllable Houses: Free Printables

This Open & Closed Syllable House activity is the perfect seasonal resource to help reinforce the important concepts of open and closed syllables with your students. Kids have fun opening and closing the door to hear how the vowel sound and word changes! 🚪Open & Closed Syllables Open Syllables and Closed Syllables are the first…

84 VCV Words & Word Lists: Free Printables
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84 VCV Words & Word Lists: Free Printables

Learn all about VCV Words! These FREE printable VCV word lists include 84 words and examples organized in two easy-to-read charts. The words are organized into V/CV words (Tiger words) and VC/V words (Camel words) and are great for reading, dictation, and syllabication practice. About VCV Words VCV words are multisyllabic words that follow this…

All About the Magic E (VCe) Syllable Type
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All About the Magic E (VCe) Syllable Type

Learn all about the Magic E (VCe) syllable type. Get information, visuals, and resources to help equip your students to easily read and spell words that contain this syllable type! What is a Magic E (VCe) Word? A Magic E word is a word that follows the Vowel-Consonant-e pattern. They are also referred to as…

Free Long Vowel Worksheets – 5 Printables
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Free Long Vowel Worksheets – 5 Printables

Get 5 free printable worksheets for practicing long vowel sounds. There’s one worksheet for targeted practice of each long vowel sound: long A, long E, long I, Long O, and Long U. Get this engaging, no-prep resource for teaching long vowels and make your instruction fun and meaningful! Why We Love Them These free worksheets…

Dyslexia Therapy: Lexercise’s Online Help for Struggling Readers
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Dyslexia Therapy: Lexercise’s Online Help for Struggling Readers

Looking for convenient, affordable, and science-backed Orton Gillingham dyslexia therapy? Look no further! Check out our honest review of Lexercise’s IDA accredited online structured literacy therapy. They’ve helped tons of kids reach their full potential! This post is sponsored by Lexercise. All opinions are our own! Why It’s Important to Me I’d always heard the saying,…

Thanksgiving Fluency Turkey for ALL Phonics Skills – Free Printable
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Thanksgiving Fluency Turkey for ALL Phonics Skills – Free Printable

Get a free printable Thanksgiving-themed Fluency Turkey! Students can practice any phonics skill by writing words containing that concept on feathers, then gluing them on the turkey! 🦃 Why We Love It There are so many reasons to love this Thanksgiving-themed Fluency Turkey for students working on different, important reading skills! Here’s why we think…

Syllabication Rules + Free Syllable Division Rules Poster
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Syllabication Rules + Free Syllable Division Rules Poster

Dividing words into syllables can be a super effective strategy for teaching kids to decode multisyllabic words. Learn all about syllabication and syllable division rules, and get lots of resources, including a free anchor chart, to make your instruction effective! What Is Syllabication? Syllabication is breaking words apart into syllables. We sometimes refer to this…

Free Digraph Spelling Practice Activities: Sh, Ch, Th, Ck
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Free Digraph Spelling Practice Activities: Sh, Ch, Th, Ck

Get 4 FREE printable flowers with petals that lift to allow you to read, confirm, and spell 24 words containing the digraphs sh, ch, th, and ck! Students will practice using research-backed Science of Reading-aligned process! Why We Love It Teaching digraphs is a new and exciting concept for kindergarten and first-grade students. They are…

The 9 Jobs of Silent E: Teaching Tips & Free Sort
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The 9 Jobs of Silent E: Teaching Tips & Free Sort

Students need to learn all about the 9 jobs of the final Silent E! We’ll dive deep into the 9 jobs of E, providing context for each job and ideas to support your instruction. Students can practice with the FREE Silent E job sort resource, too! 9 Jobs of E Silent Final E appears at…

All About Digraphs & Blends: Free Lists & Charts
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All About Digraphs & Blends: Free Lists & Charts

Explore and learn all about consonant blends and digraphs, discerning their distinctions, and discovering the most effective teaching methods. You’ll also get access to FREE Science of Reading aligned resources, including lists and charts, to enhance your instructional approach. What Is a Digraph? Definition: Consonant digraphs are TWO consonants that represent ONE sound. Common Digraphs…