Decoding & Encoding: What Are the Differences?
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Decoding & Encoding: What Are the Differences?

Have you ever wondered, “What is decoding?” or “What is encoding?” Learn the definitions, the differences, get resources to practice, and understand why they’re essential components to literacy success. Differences Between Decoding & Encoding Decoding is another word for the reading process, while encoding is another word for the spelling process. Both processes are essential…

Long O Worksheets: 4 Free Printables
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Long O Worksheets: 4 Free Printables

Get fun and effective resources to teach the Long O sound to your students! You’ll get four free long O worksheets designed to target specific skills for reading and spelling words with the long O sound. Long O Sound & Spelling Long O Sound: The sound (or phoneme) of Long O is pronounced exactly like…

Vowel Teams Decodable Passages – FREE Printables!
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Vowel Teams Decodable Passages – FREE Printables!

Get two FREE printable Decodable Passages for practicing decoding words with vowel teams and diphthongs! Each page has an engaging passage with tons of vowel teams and diphthongs reading practice, plus questions for a comprehension check! Why We Love It Vowel teams and diphthongs can be very tricky for students to master, so it’s important…

Vowels & Consonants Worksheets: FREE Printables!
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Vowels & Consonants Worksheets: FREE Printables!

Use these FREE printable Vowels & Consonants Sorting Worksheets to help kids understand, recognize, and practice the important differences between vowels and consonants. About Vowels and Consonants All 44 sounds in the English language can be categorized as either vowels or consonants. It’s important to know that vowels and consonants are sounds, not letters. So…

Magic E Winter Roll & Write – Free Printables!
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Magic E Winter Roll & Write – Free Printables!

Get TWO free printable Winter and holiday-themed Roll & Write activities for kids to practice encoding Magic e words! They’re great for centers and partner work! Why We Love It This no-prep Roll & Write activity is engaging and targeted practice for young readers working on encoding (spelling) Magic e (VCe) words. Like our Christmas…

Christmas CVC Worksheets for Kindergarten – FREE Printables
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Christmas CVC Worksheets for Kindergarten – FREE Printables

Get FREE printable holiday-themed Christmas worksheets for Kindergarten. They’re no-prep, so simply print and kids will practice reading, writing, and building CVC words and short vowel sounds. 🎄 Why We Love It Get four Christmas and holiday-themed Science of Reading aligned worksheets designed for kids in Kindergarten. The worksheets cover CVC words and all middle…

Elf on the Shelf Word Sorts – Free Printables!
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Elf on the Shelf Word Sorts – Free Printables!

Help the Elf sort the words! Get a free printable no-prep version AND blank version for practice identifying and reading with any targeted phonics skills or spelling pattern! What Are Word Sorts? An essential component of Structured Literacy is explicit and direct instruction from the teacher, with opportunities to practice and reinforce concepts after that…

Santa R-Controlled Roll & Read Games – Free Printables
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Santa R-Controlled Roll & Read Games – Free Printables

Hop on the Santa Express with two FREE printable Santa Express Roll & Read board games for practicing decoding words with r-controlled vowels! Why We Love It Get two free printable boards games for kids to celebrate Christmas and Winter while decoding R-Controlled words! Kids roll the dice to navigate around the board, bringing the…

Fall Wagon Word Building Pumpkins – Free Printables!
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Fall Wagon Word Building Pumpkins – Free Printables!

These fun fall-themed printables are totally free! Use the printable pumpkins with letters and digraphs written on them to build words on a wagon! Why We Love It Take a trip to the pumpkin patch with these Fall word wagon free printables. Get pumpkin letters, digraphs, and blank cards to totally customize this for your…