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…

CVC Build a Word Puzzles – Free Printables
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CVC Build a Word Puzzles – Free Printables

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: 6 Free Worksheets
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Picture Labeling: 6 Free Worksheets

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…

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?…

When to Use C vs. K: Teaching Info + Free Printables
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When to Use C vs. K: Teaching Info + Free Printables

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…

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…