The Schwa Sound: What It Is & How To Teach It
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The Schwa Sound: What It Is & How To Teach It

Learn all about the most common vowel sound in all of English: the schwa sound. Then get practical tips and ideas for teaching the schwa vowel sound to your students for accurate reading and spelling. Schwa Sound Fast Facts 👉 The schwa sound is the most common vowel sound in English. 👉 It’s the sound…

128+ Schwa Sound Words: Free Printable Lists
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128+ Schwa Sound Words: Free Printable Lists

The ultimate lists of Schwa sound words! Get two printable lists with 128 Schwa Sound words and examples. The lists are organized with words based on the placement of the schwa sound or vowel that makes the schwa sound. ℹ️ About the Schwa Sound 5 fast facts about Schwa: 🤔 Want to know more? Learn…

6 Context Clue Types with Examples & FREE Mini-Book
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6 Context Clue Types with Examples & FREE Mini-Book

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…

Free Context Clue Anchor Chart
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Free Context Clue Anchor Chart

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…

Free Science of Reading-aligned Get to Know Me Worksheet
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Free Science of Reading-aligned Get to Know Me Worksheet

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…

Phonological Awareness Game: Fun & Free Printable
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Phonological Awareness Game: Fun & Free Printable

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?…

All About Orthographic Mapping + FREE Worksheets
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All About Orthographic Mapping + FREE Worksheets

Learn all about orthographic mapping and its importance in building fluent readers. You’ll also get 2 free word mapping sheets for effective phoneme-grapheme mapping practice, so your students can turn unknown words into sight words! What is Orthographic Mapping? Orthographic mapping (OM) is the process our brains go through to create a permanent connection with…

All About the Vowel Team/Diphthong Syllable Type
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All About the Vowel Team/Diphthong Syllable Type

Learn all about the vowel team/diphthong syllable type! This syllable type includes either a vowel team or a diphthong functioning as the vowel within the syllable. Get tons of information to help equip your students to easily read longer words! About Vowel Team/Diphthong Syllable 👉 What is a syllable? Let’s begin with the basics and…

All About the R-Controlled Syllable Type
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All About the R-Controlled Syllable Type

Learn all about the R-Controlled Vowel Syllable Type, with detailed information, visuals, and resources to help you effectively teach your students all about this syllable type! What Is an R-Controlled Vowel? In order to understand the R-controlled syllable type, we first need to answer the important question: What is an R-Controlled vowel? An R-controlled vowel…

Earth Day Acrostic Poem Worksheets – 2 Free Printables
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Earth Day Acrostic Poem Worksheets – 2 Free Printables

Get two free Earth Day Acrostic Poem printable worksheets, each featuring either the word “nature” or “earth” written inside a globe, surrounded by cute environmental imagery. This is a great no-prep activity to celebrate nature, sustainability, poetry, and more! Why We Love It Use our Earth Day Acrostic Poem printables to celebrate Earth Day in…