AU and AW Words: Teaching Tips & 5 Free Worksheets
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AU and AW Words: Teaching Tips & 5 Free Worksheets

Learn all about the vowel digraphs AU and AW and then grab 5 free worksheets for students to practice. AU and AW Words The graphemes AU and AW are vowel patterns. Some refer to these as vowel digraphs or variant vowels. Both AU and AW spell the /aw/ sound. You can clearly hear the /aw/…

Long U Worksheets: 5 Free Printables
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Long U Worksheets: 5 Free Printables

Get five FREE Long U worksheets, each targeting different skills and reinforcing the two sounds and different spellings of Long U. Your students will master Long U with these worksheets! The Sounds of Long U Long vowel sounds are very common sounds in English words. We teach kids that long vowel graphemes (spellings) say their…

OW Sounds: Free Printables
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OW Sounds: Free Printables

Learn all about the two sounds of OW. Review the sounds, get practical teaching tips, and download a FREE printable memory hook graphic and practice worksheet for student learning! Two Sounds of OW OW is a grapheme that can represent two different phonemes (sounds) – /ow/ like cow AND /ō/ like snow. ❄ OW spells…

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…

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…

Teaching Diphthongs OI and OY with Free Printable
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Teaching Diphthongs OI and OY with Free Printable

Learn about the vowel diphthongs OI and OY and the best ways to teach them. And grab a FREE printable to help you teach your students this important phonics concept. What is a Diphthong? A diphthong is a vowel team of sorts, where two vowels come together to make a new sound. 👉 Diphthongs are…